Keen and Sharpened

Keen

Keen adjective - Having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something.
Usage example: lanced the boil with a keen scalpel

Sharpened is a synonym for keen in sharp topic. In some cases you can use "Sharpened" instead an adjective "Keen", when it comes to topics like pointed.

Nearby Words: keenness, keenly

Sharpened

Sharpened adjective - Having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something.
Usage example: the sharpened blade of a lawn mower

Keen is a synonym for sharpened in pointed topic. You can use "Keen" instead an adjective "Sharpened".

Nearby Words: sharp, sharpening, sharpener
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