avidly en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˈævɪdli/
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin avidusbor. French avide English avid Middle English -ly English -ly English avidly From avid + -ly.
Meanings
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In an avid manner; greedily; eagerly.
In America, where classics like Monopoly dominate, Eurogames still have an avidly geeky following.
2008 August 28, “German recreation: An affinity for rules?”, in The Economist, archived from the original on 02 Feb 2021:I remember going to the pictures at the local flea pit and seeing Riders of Death Valley, a serial in which I avidly #followed the fortunes of my hero Jim . . .
1980, Mervyn Thompson, All My Lives:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most avidly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more avidly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (13)
ca àvidament (in an avid manner) · de eifrig (in an avid manner) · de gierig (in an avid manner) · es ávidamente (in an avid manner) · de leidenschaftlich (in an avid manner) · ru жа́дно (in an avid manner) · de enthusiastisch (in an avid manner) · gl avidamente (in an avid manner) · fi innokkaasti (in an avid manner) · pt avidamente (in an avid manner) · la aviditer (in an avid manner) · it avidamente (in an avid manner) · de begeistert (in an avid manner)