keenly

Everyday

1. Keenly means eagerly, with a lot of interest. tree →
2. Keenly means very strongly or deeply, as in «keenly felt». tree →
3. Keenly means sharply and carefully, as in «watched keenly». tree →

In the lessons

Stories and reports: «keenly awaited», «keenly interested», «a keenly fought match». It tells the reader that feelings or attention are strong.

Examples

• The children waited keenly for the results. tree →
• She keenly felt the loss of her dog. tree →
• The owl watched the field keenly. tree →
• It was a keenly fought football final. tree →
• He is keenly interested in dinosaurs. tree →
• The new book was keenly awaited. tree →
• Yet, in spite of this numbness of feeling, he suffered keenly at the thought of passing under the windows of his good little Fairy’s house. tree →

Note

From «keen» (eager, sharp). «Keenly» goes before or after the verb.