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| 1. | [ adjective ] having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions | |
| Synonyms: | sharp penetrating incisive acute knifelike piercing penetrative discriminating | |
| Examples: | "an acute observer of politics and politicians" "incisive comments" "icy knifelike reasoning" "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang" "penetrating insight" |
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| Related terms: | perceptive | |
| 2. | [ verb ] express grief verbally | |
| Synonyms: | lament | |
| Examples: | "we lamented the death of the child" |
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| Related terms: | express_emotion lament dirge mourner grieve | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument | |
| Synonyms: | knifelike piercing stabbing cutting | |
| Examples: | "a cutting wind" "keen winds" "knifelike cold" "piercing knifelike pains" "piercing cold" "piercing criticism" "a stabbing pain" "lancinating pain" |
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| Related terms: | sharp | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] (informal) very good | |
| Synonyms: | great swell bully groovy cracking corking peachy neat nifty not_bad slap-up dandy smashing cool bang-up | |
| Examples: | "a bully pulpit" "a neat sports car" "had a great time at the party" "you look simply smashing" |
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| Related terms: | colloquialism good | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] very penetrating and clear and sharp in operation | |
| Synonyms: | sharp incisive | |
| Examples: | "an incisive mind" "a keen intelligence" "of sharp and active intellect" |
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| Related terms: | intelligent | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] intense or sharp | |
| Synonyms: | exquisite | |
| Examples: | "suffered exquisite pain" "felt exquisite pleasure" |
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| Related terms: | intense | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] having a sharp cutting edge or point | |
| Examples: | "a keen blade" |
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| Related terms: | sharp | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument | |
| Synonyms: | knifelike lancinate lancinating piercing stabbing cutting | |
| Examples: | "a cutting wind" "keen winds" "knifelike cold" "piercing knifelike pains" "piercing cold" "piercing criticism" "a stabbing pain" "lancinating pain" |
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| Related terms: | sharp | |
| 9. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1624 | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (Irish) a funeral lament sung with loud wailing | |
| Related terms: | dirge Ireland | |
| Similar spelling: |
Keeny Keene Keena Ken Keeney keno Kena kean Keown Kenya Kenny Kenna Kenia Keehn Keane Kenney Keaney Keim |
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