The Clue
One who wails (6 letter answer)
The Answer
KEENER
Tags
Notes
The answer KEENER is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 750 puzzles.
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Definition
KEEN as an adjective:
1. (acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp) = having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"
2. (exquisite, keen) = intense or sharp; "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure"
3. (bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing) = very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
4. (cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating) = as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"
5. having a sharp cutting edge or point; "a keen blade"