keen
adjective
finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily.
keenest
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superlativeof keen.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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Among the candidates for Fed chairman, Kevin Warsh seems keenest to abandon the current regime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
Defeat at the Gabba left only the keenest optimists holding on to the faintest hope.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025
For our money, Jim is both the funniest and keenest politics writer in the United States—which is to say, readers, your long national nightmare is over!
From Slate ● Aug. 30, 2025
The most exciting auteurs are the keenest readers of plays.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2024
The man stopped eating, and regarded me with the keenest scrutiny and the greatest surprise.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
