Keen
Definition of keen:
part of speech: noun
Keenness.
part of speech: adjective
part of speech: adjective
Sharp; eager; as keen interest; piercing; bitter; as, keen wind; acute.
part of speech: adjective
Eager: sharp, having a fine edge: piercing: acute of mind: penetrating.
Usage examples for keen:
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With a keen eye for business, the General resolved to turn the marriage into a public show.
"Salvation Syrup; Or, Light On Darkest England", G. W. Foote. -
She began to wish that her father had come with her; then she told herself how foolish she was, for he had a cold, and this keen air would have been sure to give him more.
"The Portion of Labor", Mary E. Wilkins Freeman. -
What keen eyes he has!"
"A Hero of LiƩge", Herbert Strang. -
No, I shall be as keen as anybody else when we get there.
"Lady Merton, Colonist", Mrs. Humphry Ward.