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keen as mustard

keen as mustard adjective: very keen, enthusiastic, eager.

Adjective

keen as mustard (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Very keen, enthusiastic, eager.
    • He was keen as mustard to begin the new job, until he learned what it really entailed.

Questions about keen as mustard

What does keen as mustard mean?
Keen as mustard means very keen, enthusiastic, eager.
What part of speech is keen as mustard?
Keen as mustard is an adjective.

Words near keen as mustard in the dictionary

  1. Keemuns
  2. keen
  3. keen as a bean
  4. keen as a Jew
  5. keen as knives
  6. keen as mustard
  7. keen on
  8. Keen-chang
  9. keen-witted
  10. keen-wittedness
  11. Keena

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