keenly

Meaning

In a keen manner.

Synonyms

sharply

acutely

intently

earnestly

much

greatly

fiercely

poignantly

remarkably

extremely

heartily

severely

urgently

very

highly

mighty

especially

pointedly

strongly

frightfully

fully

hard

hotly

immensely

inquisitively

instantly

intensely

largely

lots

loudly

mickle

mightily

most

notably

notedly

observantly

only too

over

particularly

passionately

positively

precious

preciously

pretty

quite

rattling

recklessly

searchingly

seriously

sharp

shrewd

signally

sincerely

smartly

sorely

specially

specifically

studiously

sturdily

tactfully

terribly

tightly

too

too much

very much

vividly

well

wisely

abjectly

seperately

a lot

amain

ardently

awful

awfully

big time

bitterly

carefully

completely

deeply

eagerly

eminently

entirely

exceedingly

exceptionally

fairly

fervently

forte

Hyphenated as

keen‧ly

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkiːnli/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: kenely

Inherited from Old English: cēnlīċe

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: köinlik

Cognate with German: kühnlich

In summary

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”).