keenlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈkiːnli/, U.S.

/ˈkinli/

Forms: Old English cénlíce, Middle English ken(e)liche, Middle English ken(e)li, Middle English ken(e)ly, 1500s– keenly.

Etymology: Old English cénlíce = Middle Dutch cœnlijc , -like , Middle Low German kônlîken , Middle High German küenlîche (German kühnlich ): see keen adj. and -ly suffix².

In a keen manner.

†1. Fiercely, boldly. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > bravery or boldness > [adverb]

stronglyeOE

strongeOE

boldlyOE

wellOE

coflyc1000

keenlyc1000

moodilyOE

fastOE

derflyc1175

trustlya1200

hardilyc1225

trustilya1375

ketec1380

throa1400

strenglya1425

strongfullyc1425

roidlya1500

virtuouslya1500

hardyflyc1500

brave1590

bold1597

audaciously1598

bravely1600

c1000 Ælfric Oswald in Lives Saints (1890) II. 126 Oswold him com to, and him cenlice wiðfeaht.

c1175 Lamb. Hom. 107 Ȝif we kenliche fehtað.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Coll. Phys.) l. 24769 Selcuþe kenli cuþe he fiht.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 7231 He keppit hym kenely, and coupid to-gedur.

a. Eagerly, ardently.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [adverb]

yernlyc725

yerneOE

yernfullyOE

earnestlyOE

fastOE

needlya1350

keenlya1375

prestlya1375

eagerlyc1380

busilya1400

earnestfullya1400

enkerly?a1400

entirelya1400

affectuously?a1425

affectuallyc1425

effectually1434

heartfullya1450

heartilya1450

increlyc1480

zealously?1495

affectionately1534

earnest1563

heart and soul1620

obnixiously1632

obnixely1641

earn1656

warmly1665

enthusiastically1730

con amore1749

ravingly1825

wholeheartedly1845

enthusiastly1846

a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 859 Fayn sche wold..haue him clipped & kest kenely þat tide.

c1400 Melayne 1286 With dartis kenely owte thay caste.

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid ix. xi. 3 Thayr bustuus bowys keynly do thai bend.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 5270 What causes ye..so kenly to pray, This syre for to saue.

†b. Sharply, quickly, in haste. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [adverb]

yeverlyeOE

cofeOE

snellya1000

whatlichea1000

swiftlyc1000

yernea1023

skeetc1175

swithc1175

whatec1175

lightly?c1225

tidelyc1225

fastlyc1275

swithc1275

fastc1300

quickc1300

titec1300

quicklya1325

rada1325

snellc1330

titelyc1330

swithly?1370

hastlya1375

ketlya1375

ketec1380

speedlyc1380

speedfully1398

keenlya1400

skeetlya1400

speedilya1400

swiftc1400

yederlyc1400

apacea1423

rasha1475

runninglyc1475

speedful?c1480

rackly?a1500

rashly1533

stiffly1535

roundly1548

post1549

fleet1587

fleetly1598

speedy1601

raptly1646

fastisha1650

wingedly1651

rapidly1653

rapid1677

velociously1680

express1765

quicklike1782

spankingly1803

spankily1842

fleetingly1883

quick-foot1891

on the quick-foot1894

zippily1924

a1400–50 Alexander 1353 Þe kynge callez a clerke kenely on þe morne, Als radly as euer he rose.

c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 1048 Then frayned þe freke..Quat derue dede had hym dryuen..So kenly fro þe kyngeȝ kourt to kayre al his one.

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 945 Þise aungeles..beden hem passe fast & þay kayrene con & kenely flowen.

3. With, or as with, a sharp edge or instrument; sharply: cuttingly, piercingly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > sharpness of edge or point > [adverb]

sharpc1000

sharplyc1400

keenlya1593

sheerly1813

the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > cause of mental anguish or torment > [adverb]

unsoftOE

sharplya1023

derfly?c1225

derfc1325

pinefullyc1390

anguishouslyc1440

heinouslya1555

tormentingly1575

keenlya1593

cuttingly1611

torturingly?a1625

stingingly1667

severelya1682

piercingly1781

harrowingly1799

excruciatingly1808

martyrly1819

pinchingly1825

crucifyingly1826

torturously1857

woundingly1887

scarifyingly1921

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adverb] > with vigour or intensity of operation or effect

swithlyc888

mightilyeOE

strongeOE

fastlyOE

stronglyOE

smartlyc1225

smartc1300

mightlya1393

freshlyc1425

almightily1609

feckfullya1614

shrewly1707

vivaciouslya1711

keenly1837

drivingly1842

drastically1850

incisively1871

a1593 C. Marlowe Massacre at Paris (c1600) sig. D6 Whet thy sword on Sextus bones, That it may keenly slice the Catholicks.

1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon To Parl. sig. A3 To smite so keenly with a reviling tongue.

a1794 W. Jones Pindar's 1st Nemean Ode iii. iii For private woes most keenly bite Self-loving man.

1837 F. Marryat Snarleyyow (ed. 2) I. i. 1 The wind was from the northward and blew keenly.

4. transferred. Sharply, piercingly, incisively.

a. Of sensuous impressions: Acutely.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > acuteness of physical senses > [adverb]

keenlyc1275

feelinglya1382

quicklyc1392

subtilelyc1450

keen1572

acutely1596

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [adverb]

shilla1250

keenlyc1275

shirla1300

bremelya1375

sharp1377

shillya1400

shirlly1470

shrilly1582

whit1833

squeal1849

reedily1910

bleatingly1934

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 10626 Þa clupede þe king kenliche lude.

c1384 G. Chaucer Hous of Fame iii. 635 Thrugh the worlde wente the soun, Also kenely, and eke softe.

a1400–50 Alexander 2154 Knyghtez kest vp a cry & kenely þaim mene.

1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake iii. 98 The warning note was keenly wound.

1821 J. Baillie Metrical Legends 154 His brightest hour..More keenly bright than Summer's settled sheen.

b. Of expression of (critical) opinion, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [adverb] > incisively

trenchantlya1325

keenlya1400

incisively1871

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 14621 Allan iesus þaim stod emid, Keneli to him þai resun did.

a1400 Pistill of Susan 214 Heo..comaunded hem kenely þe ȝates to close.

c1440 York Myst. xxiv. 64 Woman! wher are þo wighte men went That kenely here accused þe?

1841 W. Spalding Italy & Ital. Islands II. 36 The origin of these..monuments has been keenly disputed.

1879 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times II. xxviii. 350 Every detail was keenly criticised.

c. Of the exercise of the organs of sense, the attention, or the intellect.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adverb] > with scrupulous care or attention to detail

narrowlyeOE

narrowOE

wellOE

busilyc1225

inwardly?c1225

closely1509

nearly1540

near1560

searchingly1574

nicely1597

exactly1612

strictly1632

close1642

pressly1642

scrutinously1650

minutely1690

scrupulously1712

tightly1758

keenly1824

slippery1828

meticulously1961

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adverb]

sharplyc897

redlyc1275

wellc1450

finely1538

aptly1578

acutely1600

shrewdly1600

penetratingly1670

sagaciously1678

penetratively1697

cutely1762

keenly1824

downily1845

percipiently1924

insightfully1932

sharp-wittedly1934

1824 ‘R. Stuart’ Descr. Hist. Steam Engine 29 The attention of mechanics, thus keenly directed to the subject.

1845 B. Disraeli Sybil II. iv. ix. 253 ‘You are right,’ said Morley, looking at her rather keenly.

1876 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. 2nd Ser. 323 Byron the most keenly intellectual of the three.

5. With reference to feeling: Acutely, intensely, deeply, strongly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > intense emotion > [adverb]

deepa1000

inwardlya1000

inlyOE

mortallyc1390

deeplya1400

keena1400

keenlya1400

from the bottom of one's hearta1413

from (also fro) one's heart1477

profoundly1489

from the spleen?a1505

sensibly1577

with sense1578

smartlyc1580

soakingly1593

dearly1604

intimately1637

viscerally1637

exquisitely1678

sensitively1793

exaltedly1855

intensely1860

a1400–50 Alexander 4151 Þan was kniȝtis of þe case kenely affraid.

1792 J. Almon Anecd. Life W. Pitt (octavo ed.) II. xxviii. 119 Perhaps no gentleman ever felt the poignant sting of ingratitude so keenly.

1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. Pref. p. v There are..cases in which men feel too keenly to be silent.

1876 J. R. Green Stray Stud. Eng. & Italy 18 No one enjoyed more keenly the pleasures of life and society.

1881 M. E. Herbert Edith 5 Gordon was keenly interested in the questions of the day.

6. Commerce. At a keen price, cheaply.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > low price or rate > [adverb] > cheaply

eathly?c1225

good cheap1420

a good pennyworth1466

cheaply1552

cheap1569

affordably1775

on the cheap1859

keenly1928

1928 Daily Express 28 Aug. 7 With advantages like this we can quote more keenly.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	keenly
释义	† keenlyadj. Etymology: Middle English kēnlīch (superlative kenlokeste* ) = Middle High German küenlîch (German kühnlich ): see keen adj. and -ly suffix¹. Obsolete. rare. Bold, courageous. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > spirit > keenness > [adjective] whata1000 keenlyc1275 feerc1380 sternful?a1400 c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 12691 Ah hit weoren men þa kenlukeste [c1300 Otho þe kenlokeste men] þa æi mon ikende. 1570 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. xxiii. 2 O kenely knicht, in martiall deidis most ding. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2021). keenlyadv. Brit. /ˈkiːnli/, U.S. /ˈkinli/ Forms: Old English cénlíce, Middle English ken(e)liche, Middle English ken(e)li, Middle English ken(e)ly, 1500s– keenly. Etymology: Old English cénlíce = Middle Dutch cœnlijc , -like , Middle Low German kônlîken , Middle High German küenlîche (German kühnlich ): see keen adj. and -ly suffix². In a keen manner. †1. Fiercely, boldly. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > bravery or boldness > [adverb] stronglyeOE strongeOE boldlyOE wellOE coflyc1000 keenlyc1000 moodilyOE fastOE derflyc1175 trustlya1200 hardilyc1225 trustilya1375 ketec1380 throa1400 strenglya1425 strongfullyc1425 roidlya1500 virtuouslya1500 hardyflyc1500 brave1590 bold1597 audaciously1598 bravely1600 c1000 Ælfric Oswald in Lives Saints (1890) II. 126 Oswold him com to, and him cenlice wiðfeaht. c1175 Lamb. Hom. 107 Ȝif we kenliche fehtað. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Coll. Phys.) l. 24769 Selcuþe kenli cuþe he fiht. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 7231 He keppit hym kenely, and coupid to-gedur. 2. a. Eagerly, ardently. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [adverb] yernlyc725 yerneOE yernfullyOE earnestlyOE fastOE needlya1350 keenlya1375 prestlya1375 eagerlyc1380 busilya1400 earnestfullya1400 enkerly?a1400 entirelya1400 affectuously?a1425 affectuallyc1425 effectually1434 heartfullya1450 heartilya1450 increlyc1480 zealously?1495 affectionately1534 earnest1563 heart and soul1620 obnixiously1632 obnixely1641 earn1656 warmly1665 enthusiastically1730 con amore1749 ravingly1825 wholeheartedly1845 enthusiastly1846 a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 859 Fayn sche wold..haue him clipped & kest kenely þat tide. c1400 Melayne 1286 With dartis kenely owte thay caste. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid ix. xi. 3 Thayr bustuus bowys keynly do thai bend. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 5270 What causes ye..so kenly to pray, This syre for to saue. †b. Sharply, quickly, in haste. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [adverb] yeverlyeOE cofeOE snellya1000 whatlichea1000 swiftlyc1000 yernea1023 skeetc1175 swithc1175 whatec1175 lightly?c1225 tidelyc1225 fastlyc1275 swithc1275 fastc1300 quickc1300 titec1300 quicklya1325 rada1325 snellc1330 titelyc1330 swithly?1370 hastlya1375 ketlya1375 ketec1380 speedlyc1380 speedfully1398 keenlya1400 skeetlya1400 speedilya1400 swiftc1400 yederlyc1400 apacea1423 rasha1475 runninglyc1475 speedful?c1480 rackly?a1500 rashly1533 stiffly1535 roundly1548 post1549 fleet1587 fleetly1598 speedy1601 raptly1646 fastisha1650 wingedly1651 rapidly1653 rapid1677 velociously1680 express1765 quicklike1782 spankingly1803 spankily1842 fleetingly1883 quick-foot1891 on the quick-foot1894 zippily1924 a1400–50 Alexander 1353 Þe kynge callez a clerke kenely on þe morne, Als radly as euer he rose. c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 1048 Then frayned þe freke..Quat derue dede had hym dryuen..So kenly fro þe kyngeȝ kourt to kayre al his one. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 945 Þise aungeles..beden hem passe fast & þay kayrene con & kenely flowen. 3. With, or as with, a sharp edge or instrument; sharply: cuttingly, piercingly. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > sharpness of edge or point > [adverb] sharpc1000 sharplyc1400 keenlya1593 sheerly1813 the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > cause of mental anguish or torment > [adverb] unsoftOE sharplya1023 derfly?c1225 derfc1325 pinefullyc1390 anguishouslyc1440 heinouslya1555 tormentingly1575 keenlya1593 cuttingly1611 torturingly?a1625 stingingly1667 severelya1682 piercingly1781 harrowingly1799 excruciatingly1808 martyrly1819 pinchingly1825 crucifyingly1826 torturously1857 woundingly1887 scarifyingly1921 the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adverb] > with vigour or intensity of operation or effect swithlyc888 mightilyeOE strongeOE fastlyOE stronglyOE smartlyc1225 smartc1300 mightlya1393 freshlyc1425 almightily1609 feckfullya1614 shrewly1707 vivaciouslya1711 keenly1837 drivingly1842 drastically1850 incisively1871 a1593 C. Marlowe Massacre at Paris (c1600) sig. D6 Whet thy sword on Sextus bones, That it may keenly slice the Catholicks. 1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon To Parl. sig. A3 To smite so keenly with a reviling tongue. a1794 W. Jones Pindar's 1st Nemean Ode iii. iii For private woes most keenly bite Self-loving man. 1837 F. Marryat Snarleyyow (ed. 2) I. i. 1 The wind was from the northward and blew keenly. 4. transferred. Sharply, piercingly, incisively. a. Of sensuous impressions: Acutely. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > acuteness of physical senses > [adverb] keenlyc1275 feelinglya1382 quicklyc1392 subtilelyc1450 keen1572 acutely1596 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [adverb] shilla1250 keenlyc1275 shirla1300 bremelya1375 sharp1377 shillya1400 shirlly1470 shrilly1582 whit1833 squeal1849 reedily1910 bleatingly1934 c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 10626 Þa clupede þe king kenliche lude. c1384 G. Chaucer Hous of Fame iii. 635 Thrugh the worlde wente the soun, Also kenely, and eke softe. a1400–50 Alexander 2154 Knyghtez kest vp a cry & kenely þaim mene. 1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake iii. 98 The warning note was keenly wound. 1821 J. Baillie Metrical Legends 154 His brightest hour..More keenly bright than Summer's settled sheen. b. Of expression of (critical) opinion, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [adverb] > incisively trenchantlya1325 keenlya1400 incisively1871 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 14621 Allan iesus þaim stod emid, Keneli to him þai resun did. a1400 Pistill of Susan 214 Heo..comaunded hem kenely þe ȝates to close. c1440 York Myst. xxiv. 64 Woman! wher are þo wighte men went That kenely here accused þe? 1841 W. Spalding Italy & Ital. Islands II. 36 The origin of these..monuments has been keenly disputed. 1879 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times II. xxviii. 350 Every detail was keenly criticised. c. Of the exercise of the organs of sense, the attention, or the intellect. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adverb] > with scrupulous care or attention to detail narrowlyeOE narrowOE wellOE busilyc1225 inwardly?c1225 closely1509 nearly1540 near1560 searchingly1574 nicely1597 exactly1612 strictly1632 close1642 pressly1642 scrutinously1650 minutely1690 scrupulously1712 tightly1758 keenly1824 slippery1828 meticulously1961 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adverb] sharplyc897 redlyc1275 wellc1450 finely1538 aptly1578 acutely1600 shrewdly1600 penetratingly1670 sagaciously1678 penetratively1697 cutely1762 keenly1824 downily1845 percipiently1924 insightfully1932 sharp-wittedly1934 1824 ‘R. Stuart’ Descr. Hist. Steam Engine 29 The attention of mechanics, thus keenly directed to the subject. 1845 B. Disraeli Sybil II. iv. ix. 253 ‘You are right,’ said Morley, looking at her rather keenly. 1876 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. 2nd Ser. 323 Byron the most keenly intellectual of the three. 5. With reference to feeling: Acutely, intensely, deeply, strongly. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > intense emotion > [adverb] deepa1000 inwardlya1000 inlyOE mortallyc1390 deeplya1400 keena1400 keenlya1400 from the bottom of one's hearta1413 from (also fro) one's heart1477 profoundly1489 from the spleen?a1505 sensibly1577 with sense1578 smartlyc1580 soakingly1593 dearly1604 intimately1637 viscerally1637 exquisitely1678 sensitively1793 exaltedly1855 intensely1860 a1400–50 Alexander 4151 Þan was kniȝtis of þe case kenely affraid. 1792 J. Almon Anecd. Life W. Pitt (octavo ed.) II. xxviii. 119 Perhaps no gentleman ever felt the poignant sting of ingratitude so keenly. 1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. Pref. p. v There are..cases in which men feel too keenly to be silent. 1876 J. R. Green Stray Stud. Eng. & Italy 18 No one enjoyed more keenly the pleasures of life and society. 1881 M. E. Herbert Edith 5 Gordon was keenly interested in the questions of the day. 6. Commerce. At a keen price, cheaply. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > low price or rate > [adverb] > cheaply eathly?c1225 good cheap1420 a good pennyworth1466 cheaply1552 cheap1569 affordably1775 on the cheap1859 keenly1928 1928 Daily Express 28 Aug. 7 With advantages like this we can quote more keenly. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1275adv.c1000
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