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john asked in Education & ReferenceWords & Wordplay · 1 year ago

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.

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  • Bill B
    Lv 6
    1 year ago
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    Keenly means intensely.  FDR wanted very much to improve the intelligence community. 

  • RP
    Lv 7
    1 year ago

    In this context, it means extremely.

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