Keeley
Proper noun
Meaning
A surname from Irish.
A unisex given name transferred from the surname, of recent usage.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgSynonyms
Examples
After picking up the 17-year-old, Mr Keeley drove his Honda Jazz to nearby bushland where he was later beaten and hog-tied in what police allege was some form of hate crime.
As Finlay and Keeley slowly piece together the fragments of that night, they realize there is one possible motive that may have driven the killer to beat an innocent to death, which prompts Finlay to set up a trap to expose the killer.
Father of three, Peter Keeley, 56, was found dead in bushland near Broulee’s McNee Street at about 4.50pm on February 2. Police believe he arranged to meet someone in the south coast area using the Grindr app before driving there in his purple Honda Jazz.
However, according to recent studies, California chaparral is extraordinarily resilient to very long periods without fire (Keeley, Pfaff, and Safford 2005) and continues to maintain productive growth throughout pre-fire conditions.
Fire frequency in southern California shrublands: biological effects and management options, pp. 101–112 in J.E. Keeley and T. Scott (eds.
"Everyone has different levels of distress tolerance, and an event that causes one person severe anxiety may only minimally affect someone else," adds Keeley.