KEEN

Definition:

1. [noun] a funeral lament sung with loud wailing
   
   
2. [verb] express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child"
   Synonyms: lament
   
   
3. [adjective] having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"
   Synonyms: acute, discriminating, incisive, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp
   
   
4. [adjective] intense or sharp; "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure"
   Synonyms: exquisite
   
   
5. [adjective] very penetrating and clear and sharp in operation; "an incisive mind"; "a keen intelligence"; "of sharp and active intellect"
   Synonyms: incisive, sharp
   
   
6. [adjective] very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
   Synonyms: bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing
   
   
7. [adjective] as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"
   Synonyms: cutting, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating
   
   
8. [adjective] having a sharp cutting edge or point; "a keen blade"
   
   

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