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keenly

Variant of keen

adjective

  1. having a sharp edge or point; that can cut well: a keen knife, a keen edge
  2. sharp or cutting in force; piercing: a keen appetite, a keen wind
  3. sharp and quick in seeing, hearing, thinking, etc.; acute: keen eyes, a keen intelligence
  4. sharp-witted; mentally acute; shrewd
  5. eager; enthusiastic; much interested: often with about, on, etc.
  6. strongly felt or perceived; intense; strong: keen desire, a keen scent
  7. Slang good, fine, etc.: a generalized term of approval

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