Standard Lemma guide
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adj
comparative form of keen: more keen
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparative, form-of
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name
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
One who keens at a funeral.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Someone who is excessively keen or eager, possibly making others look bad; a brown-noser.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, informal
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History
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Etymology tree English keen Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English keener From keen (“lament”, verb) + -er (“one who does”).
Etymology tree English keen Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English keener From keen (“enthusiastic”) + -er (“one who is”).
