greedily

C1 Topic:Animals
US /ˈgriːdəli/
adv Freq #64568

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    In a greedy manner; with keen or ardent desire.

    The two dogs greedily devoured the meat.

  2. 2
    adv

    in a greedy manner

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · in a greedy manner; with... avidlyeagerly
2 adv · in a greedy manner avariciously

Etymology

From Middle English gredyly, gredily, from Old English grǣdiglīce, grǣdelīce; equivalent to greedy + -ly.

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