bully vs keen

bully

adj
  • Very good. 

intj
  • Well done! 

verb
  • To intimidate (someone) as a bully. 

  • To act aggressively towards. 

noun
  • A noisy, blustering, tyrannical person, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome. 

  • The small scrum in the Eton College field game. 

  • A standoff between two players from the opposing teams, who repeatedly hit each other's hockey sticks and then attempt to acquire the ball, as a method of resuming the game in certain circumstances. Also called bully-off. 

  • A hired thug. 

  • A miner's hammer. 

  • A sex worker’s minder. 

  • A companion; mate (male or female). 

  • A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege. 

  • Bully beef. 

  • Any of various small freshwater or brackishwater fish of the family Eleotridae; sleeper gobies. , Gobiomorphus cotidianus]] 

keen

adj
  • Having a fine edge or point; sharp. 

  • Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested. 

  • Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp. 

  • Of cold, wind, etc.: cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp. 

  • Of prices, extremely low as to be competitive. 

  • Acrimonious, bitter, piercing. 

  • Fierce, intense, vehement. 

noun
  • A prolonged wail for a deceased person. 

verb
  • To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry. 

  • To mourn. 

  • To make cold, to sharpen. 

  • To utter a keen. 

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