keener
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English
Definitions
adjective
- Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.“I’m keen on computers.”
- Fierce, intense, vehement.“This boy has a keen appetite.”
- Having a fine edge or point; sharp.
- Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp.
noun
- One who keens at a funeral.
- Someone who is excessively keen or eager, possibly making others look bad; a brown-noser.
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