avidly

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/ˈævɪdli/

adverb

In an avid manner; greedily; eagerly.

UncommonScrabble 13

Meanings

adverbavidly (comparative more avidly, superlative most avidly)

comparative more avidly · superlative most avidly

  1. 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
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    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

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Latinavidu
  2. Frenchavide
  3. Englishavid
  4. Englishavidly

From avid + -ly.

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Translations

Catalan àvidament
  • àvidamentin an avid manner
Finnish innokkaasti
  • innokkaastiin an avid manner
German eifrig, leidenschaftlich
  • eifrigin an avid manner
  • leidenschaftlichin an avid manner
  • begeistertin an avid manner
  • enthusiastischin an avid manner
  • gierigin an avid manner
Italian avidamente
  • avidamentein an avid manner
Latin aviditer
  • aviditerin an avid manner
Portuguese avidamente
  • avidamentein an avid manner
Russian жа́дно
  • жа́дно (žádno)in an avid manner
Spanish ávidamente
  • ávidamentein an avid manner
Cite this entry
APA

avidly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avidly

MLA

“avidly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avidly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “avidly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avidly.

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