1. Adjective form
Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge.
2. Adjective form
Acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness; as, a man of keen understanding; a keen look; keen features.
3. Adjective form
Bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe; as, keen satire or sarcasm.
4. Adjective form
Piercing; penetrating; cutting; sharp; -- applied to cold, wind, etc, ; as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen.
5. Adjective form
Eager; vehement; fierce; as, a keen appetite.
6. Verb
To sharpen; to make cold.
7. Noun
A prolonged wail for a deceased person. Cf. Coranach.
8. Verb
To wail as a keener does.
9. Adjective
intense or sharp; "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure"
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone
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