KEEN
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Keen (k&ē;n), a. [Compar. Keener (k&ē;n"&etilde_;r); superl. Keenest.] [OE. kene sharp, bold, AS. c&ē;ne bold; akin to D. koen, OHG. kuoni, G. k&ü;hn, OSw. kyn, k&ö;n, Icel. kænn, for kœnn wise; perh. akin to E. ken, can to be able. √45.] 1. Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge.
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A bow he bare and arwes [arrows] bright and kene.
Chaucer.
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That my keen knife see not the wound it makes.
Shak.
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2. Acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness; as, a man of keen understanding; a keen look; keen features.
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To make our wits more keen.
Shak.
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Before the keen inquiry of her thought.
Cowper.
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3. Bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe; as, keen satire or sarcasm.
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Good father cardinal, cry thou amen
To my keen curses.
Shak.
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4. Piercing; penetrating; cutting; sharp; -- applied to cold, wind, etc.; as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen.
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Breasts the keen air, and carols as he goes.
Goldsmith.
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5. Eager; vehement; fierce; as, a keen appetite. “Of full kene will.” Piers Plowman.
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So keen and greedy to confound a man.
Shak.
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6. Wonderful; delightful; marvelous; as, that would be keen. [slang]
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&hand_; Keen is often used in the composition of words, most of which are of obvious signification; as, keen-edged, keen-eyed, keen-sighted, keen-witted, etc.
Syn. -- Prompt; eager; ardent; sharp; acute; cutting; penetrating; biting; severe; sarcastic; satirical; piercing; shrewd.
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Keen, v. t. To sharpen; to make cold. [R.]
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Cold winter keens the brightening flood.
Thomson.
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Keen, n. [Ir. caoine.] A prolonged wail for a deceased person. Cf. Coranach. [Ireland] Froude.
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Keen, v. i. To wail as a keener does. [Ireland]
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