greedily en · ADV
Etymology
From Middle English gredyly, gredily, from Old English grǣdiglīce, grǣdelīce; equivalent to greedy + -ly.
Meanings
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In a greedy manner; with keen or ardent desire.
I gazed greedily on the gems in the shop window.
There he ordered beer from the adenoidal Chinese manager and drank the afternoon away, greedily swilling bottle after bottle, feeling gradually his adulthood return.
1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 344:The two dogs greedily devoured the meat.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more greedily | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most greedily | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (11)
de gierig (in a greedy manner) · la avidē (in a greedy manner) · hu mohón (in a greedy manner) · it cupidamente (in a greedy manner) · hy ագահորեն (in a greedy manner) · fr avidement (in a greedy manner) · fi ahneesti (in a greedy manner) · ru жа́дно (in a greedy manner) · la avāriter (in a greedy manner) · yi זשעדנע (in a greedy manner) · eo avide (in a greedy manner)