Definition of keen

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Keen (superl.) Bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe; as, keen satire or sarcasm..

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Keen :: Keen (superl.) Piercing; penetrating; cutting; sharp; -- applied to cold, wind, etc, ; as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen..
Ingenious :: Ingenious (a.) Witty; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious; as, an ingenious reply..
Clear :: Clear (superl.) Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating; as, a clear intellect; a clear head..
Scentful :: Scentful (a.) Of quick or keen smell.
Acuteness :: Acuteness (n.) The faculty of nice discernment or perception; acumen; keenness; sharpness; sensitiveness; -- applied to the senses, or the understanding. By acuteness of feeling, we perceive small objects or slight impressions: by acuteness of intellect, we discern nice distinctions..
Agony :: Agony (n.) Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion.
Nankeen :: Nankeen (n.) An imitation of this cloth by artificial coloring.
Piercing :: Piercing (a.) Forcibly entering, or adapted to enter, at or by a point; perforating; penetrating; keen; -- used also figuratively; as, a piercing instrument, or thrust..
Nankeen :: Nankeen (n.) A species of cloth, of a firm texture, originally brought from China, made of a species of cotton (Gossypium religiosum) that is naturally of a brownish yellow color quite indestructible and permanent..
Enjoyment :: Enjoyment (n.) That which gives pleasure or keen satisfaction.
Quickness :: Quickness (n.) Acuteness of perception; keen sensibility.
Nankeen :: Nankeen (n.) Trousers made of nankeen.
Mordant :: Mordant (a.) Biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe.
Satire :: Satire (a.) A composition, generally poetical, holding up vice or folly to reprobation; a keen or severe exposure of what in public or private morals deserves rebuke; an invective poem; as, the Satires of Juvenal..
Pique :: Pique (n.) Keenly felt desire; a longing.
Hungerly :: Hungerly (adv.) With keen appetite.
Sharpness :: Sharpness (n.) The quality or condition of being sharp; keenness; acuteness.
Water :: Water (n.) A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc. See Water, v. t., 3, Damask, v. t., and Damaskeen..
Keenness :: Keenness (n.) The quality or state of being keen.
Angry :: Angry (superl.) Sharp; keen; stimulated.
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