avidly

English

Etymology

From avid +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈævɪdli/

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Adverb

avidly (comparative more avidly, superlative most avidly)

1. In an avid manner; greedily; eagerly.
   • 1980, Mervyn Thompson, All My Lives:

     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 . . .

   • 2008 August 28, “German recreation: An affinity for rules?”, in The Economist‎, archived from the original on 2 February 2021:

     In America, where classics like Monopoly dominate, Eurogames still have an avidly geeky following.

Translations

in an avid manner

Catalan: àvidament (ca) Finnish: innokkaasti (fi) Galician: avidamente German: eifrig (de), leidenschaftlich (de), begeistert (de), enthusiastisch (de), gierig (de) Italian: avidamente (it) Latin: aviditer Portuguese: avidamente (pt) Russian: жа́дно (ru) (žádno) Spanish: ávidamente (es)