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keenly

/ˈkiːnli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables
keen-ly
IPA
/ˈkiːnli/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a keen manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: kenely, cēnlīċe

Inflected Forms

more keenly (comparative) most keenly (superlative)

Synonyms

acutely

Rhymes With

routinely cleanly greenly greenley

Questions

How do you pronounce keenly?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkiːnli/.
What does keenly mean?
In a keen manner.
Where does keenly come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce keenly

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