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Keen :: Keen (superl.) Bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe; as, keen satire or sarcasm..

Tartar :: Tartar (n.) A person of a keen, irritable temper..

Scentful :: Scentful (a.) Of quick or keen smell.

Acrity :: Acrity (n.) Sharpness; keenness.

Pungency :: Pungency (n.) The quality or state of being pungent or piercing; keenness; sharpness; piquancy; as, the pungency of ammonia..

Fineness :: Fineness (a.) Keenness or sharpness; as, the fineness of a needle's point, or of the edge of a blade..

Quick :: Quick (superl.) Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen.

Shrewd :: Shrewd (superl.) Able or clever in practical affairs; sharp in business; astute; sharp-witted; sagacious; keen; as, a shrewd observer; a shrewd design; a shrewd reply..

Sarcasm :: Sarcasm (n.) A keen, reproachful expression; a satirical remark uttered with some degree of scorn or contempt; a taunt; a gibe; a cutting jest..

Scalpel :: Scalpel (n.) A small knife with a thin, keen blade, -- used by surgeons, and in dissecting..

Parlous :: Parlous (a.) Venturesome; bold; mischievous; keen.

Gusto :: Gusto (n.) Nice or keen appreciation or enjoyment; relish; taste; fancy.

Sagacious :: Sagacious (a.) Hence, of quick intellectual perceptions; of keen penetration and judgment; discerning and judicious; knowing; far-sighted; shrewd; sage; wise; as, a sagacious man; a sagacious remark..

Nankeen :: Nankeen (n.) An imitation of this cloth by artificial coloring.

Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Very trying to the feelings; piercing; keen; severe; painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a sharp and frosty air..

Hungry :: Hungry (superl.) Feeling hunger; having a keen appetite; feeling uneasiness or distress from want of food; hence, having an eager desire..

Mordant :: Mordant (a.) Biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe.

Keenness :: Keenness (n.) The quality or state of being keen.

Damascene :: Damascene (v. t.) Same as Damask, or Damaskeen, v. t..

Greedy :: Greedy (superl.) Having a keen desire for anything; vehemently desirous; eager to obtain; avaricious; as, greedy of gain..

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