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Keen
adjective (compar. keener; superl. keenest) 1.Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions. Synonyms: acute, discriminating, incisive, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp. "Incisive comments" , "Icy knifelike reasoning" , "As sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang" , "Penetrating insight" , "Frequent penetrative observations" 2.Intense or sharp. Synonym: exquisite. "Felt exquisite pleasure" 3.Very good. Synonyms: bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell. "A neat sports car" , "Had a great time at the party" , "You look simply smashing" 4.Painful as if caused by a sharp instrument. Synonyms: cutting, knifelike, lancinate, lancinating, piercing, stabbing. "Keen winds" , "Knifelike cold" , "Piercing knifelike pains" , "Piercing cold" , "Piercing criticism" , "A stabbing pain" , "Lancinating pain" 5.Having a sharp cutting edge or point. noun 1.A funeral lament sung with loud wailing. verb 1.Express grief verbally. Synonym: lament.
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