keener

/ ˈkiːnə /

noun

1. informal.
   a person, esp a student, who is keen, enthusiastic, or zealous

Example Sentences

The psychology of that political backdrop played out on our screens: the Labour leader appeared more nervous, the Conservative prime minister keener to scrap.

From BBC

From Trump’s vantage point, the risks are keener.

From Seattle Times

That is music for the ultranationalists in his government, who are much keener to keep the West Bank and all of Jerusalem than make a deal with Saudi Arabia.

From BBC

Letting it decompose shows a keener understanding for what to do in these situations than in 1970 when officials opted to use dynamite to blow up a dead whale that washed ashore in southern Oregon.

From Seattle Times

But those feelings of are felt even more strongly by those with a keener sense of connectedness to their environment.

From Salon

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