English Explanatory Dictionary

keenly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In a keen manner.

Pronunciation

/ˈkiːnli/ en-us-keenly.ogg

Word forms

keenly more keenly most keenly

Etymology

From Middle English kenely, kenliche, from Old English cēnlīċe (“keenly, boldly, courageously”), equivalent to keen + -ly. Cognate with Saterland Frisian köinlik (“boldly”), archaic German kühnlich (“bravely”).

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