Meanings
comparative more eagerly · superlative most eagerly
- In an eager manner.
Heidi had been listening eagerly, with shining eyes.
1956 [1880], Johanna Spyri, Heidi, translation of original by Eileen Hall, page 1031 more example
The world’s favorite airport and Asian mega-hub, Singapore Changi, is eagerly working towards opening its new Jewel and Terminal 5.
2018 December 6, Matt Falcus, “16 new airports and terminals we can’t wait to fly into”, in CNN, archived from the original on 25 Apr 2025Synonyms: heartily, with a will
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn an eager manner.
More synonyms by meaning
adverbwith eagerness; in an eager manner
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishegrely
- Englisheagerly
From Middle English egrely, egerly; equivalent to eager + -ly.
More words from Middle English
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Dutch gretig
- gretigin an eager manner
Esperanto avide
- avidein an eager manner
Finnish hanakasti, innokkaasti
- hanakastiin an eager manner
- innokkaastiin an eager manner
- kärkkäästiin an eager manner
- halukkaastiin an eager manner
French avidement
- avidementin an eager manner
German eifrig
- eifrigin an eager manner
Hungarian mohón
- mohónin an eager manner
Italian impazientemente
- impazientementein an eager manner
Latin certātim, cupienter
- certātimin an eager manner
- cupienterin an eager manner
- alacriterin an eager manner
Polish chętnie, gorliwie
- chętniein an eager manner
- gorliwiein an eager manner
- niecierpliwiein an eager manner
- ochoczoin an eager manner
- skwapliwiein an eager manner
- z niecierpliwościąin an eager manner
- z przejęciemin an eager manner
- z zapałemin an eager manner
Portuguese avidamente
- avidamentein an eager manner
Spanish ansiosamente
- ansiosamentein an eager manner
Swedish ivrigt
- ivrigtin an eager manner
Ukrainian нетерпляче, з нетерпінням
- нетерпляче (neterpljače)in an eager manner
- з нетерпінням (z neterpinnjam)in an eager manner
- палко (palko)in an eager manner
- жадібно (žadibno)in an eager manner
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Cite this entry
eagerly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eagerly
“eagerly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eagerly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eagerly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eagerly.
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