What does " keenly" mean in this sentences?

President Roosevelt was keenly interested in improvement. He authorized a separate agency for intelligence in June 1941, but it needed time to establish itself and contributed little that year.

Bill B2020-01-29T12:20:01Z

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Keenly means intensely.  FDR wanted very much to improve the intelligence community. 

?2020-01-29T15:45:15Z

In this context, it means extremely.