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”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiːnli/

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• Hyphenation: keen‧ly

keenly (comparative more keenly, superlative most keenly)

1. In a keen manner.

   watch something keenly

   We played keenly.

• Kenley, Kynlee