keen

IPA: kˈin

(chiefly Commonwealth) Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
Fierce, intense, vehement.
Having a fine edge or point; sharp.
Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp.
Acrimonious, bitter, piercing.
Of cold, wind, etc.: cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp.
(Britain) Of prices, extremely low as to be competitive.
(US, informal, dated) Marvelous.
(obsolete) Brave, courageous; audacious, bold.

Examples of "keen" in Sentences

I have a certain keen sense of liberation, these days.
"They've got what they call a keen sense of humour, you know."
The party in keen to get Lib Dems blogging but it takes courage.
My first surprise was to find him described as a keen, all-round sportsman.
Thomas, who is not what I call keen about golf, preferred to remain before the fire.
Japan's prime minister is expressing what he calls keen remorse and heartfelt apologies for his country's role in World War II.
It was still raining in torrents after lunch, and Thomas, who is not what I call keen about golf, preferred to remain before the fire.
So keen is it to draw a parallel between the two periods that it shows a black-and-white photograph of a US tank in Saigon, artfully juxtaposed with a contemporary picture of an American tank in Baghdad.
At the same time she had not keen, she had only absorbing feelings of her rights; there was nothing _keen_ in lady Ann; neither sense nor desire, neither hope nor fear, neither joy nor sorrow, neither love nor hate.
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