Keen and Unable

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Keen adjective - Able to sense slight impressions or differences.

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Unable and keen are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unable" instead an adjective "Keen".

Nearby Words: keenness, keenly

Unable adjective - Lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job.

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Keen and unable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Keen" instead an adjective "Unable".

The humans and aliens in the far future seem to be quite unable to replicate the feat, and are very keen for her to reveal her designs.

Source: Webcomic / Athena Wheatley
Their Basic Fear is to be helpless or unable to defend themselves, and as such they develop keen insight and an incredible awareness of how the world works; Fives are the type who can stop wars with a single well-placed remark.

Source: Useful Notes / The Enneagram

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