keenly
adv/ˈkiːnli/
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”).
1
In a keen manner.
- watch something keenly
- We played keenly.