keenly
Syllables: keen·ly/ˈkiːnli/
keenly adverb: in a keen manner.
Adverb
keenly (comparative more keenly, superlative most keenly)
- In a keen manner.
- watch something keenly
- We played keenly.
keenly meaning in Tamil and Urdu
keenly in Tamil
- கூர்ந்து, ஊன்றி
keenly in Urdu
- سرگرمی سے, تیزی سے
Examples of keenly in a sentence
- It was during this winter that Ursula suffered and enjoyed most keenly Maggie's fundamental sadness of enclosedness.
- "I can understand your being wicked," she said keenly, "but not your being cowardly.
- Cradling a onesied twin in each arm, his button-down shirt the periwinkle blue of his eyes, he looked keenly amiable.
Forms of keenly
| comparative | more keenly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most keenly |
Origin of keenly
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”).
Questions about keenly
- What does keenly mean?
- Keenly means in a keen manner.
- What is keenly in Tamil?
- Keenly in Tamil is கூர்ந்து, ஊன்றி. See Keenly meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is keenly?
- Keenly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce keenly?
- Keenly is pronounced /ˈkiːnli/.
Words near keenly in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: keenly (page history and authors); keenly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); keenly (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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