Definition of avidly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

enthusiasticallywith great enthusiasm or eagerness

She avidly read every book in the series.

eagerly

enthusiastically

zealously

greedily

Rare

in a greedy or intense manner

Rare

He avidly collected rare coins from around the world.

eagerly

enthusiastically

zealously

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Origin of avidly

Latin, avidus (eagerly)

Examples of avidly in a sentence

Fans avidly cheered for their team at the stadium.
She avidly read every book in the series.
The fans avidly followed the band's tour.

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French:avec enthousiasme, avec avidité, ...
German:begeistert, gierig, ...
Italian:avidamente, con grande avidità, ...
Spanish:con avidez, ávidamente, ...
Portuguese:avidamente, com avidez, ...
Chinese:如饥似渴地, 贪婪地, ...
Japanese:熱心に, ...
Arabic:بشغف, بنهَم, ...
Hebrew:בְּלַהֲטוּת, בְּרַעֲבְתָנוּת, ...
Russian:жадно, страстно, ...
Ukrainian:завзято, жадібно, ...
Hindi:उत्सुकता से, लालच से, ...
Bengali:আগ্রহভরে, লোভীভাবে, ...
Catalan:àvidament, amb avidesa, ...
Czech:dychtivě, chtivě, ...
Danish:ivrigt, ivrig, ...
Dutch:gretig, intens, ...
Greek:πρόθυμα, με πάθος, ...
Hungarian:lelkesen, falánkul, ...
Khmer:ដោយក្តីសាទរយ៉ាងខ្លាំង, យ៉ាងស្រេកឃ្លាន, ...
Korean:열정적으로, ...
Persian:مشتاقانه, با حرص, ...
Polish:z zapałem, chciwie, ...
Portuguese (BR):avidamente, intensamente, ...
Romanian:cu nerăbdare, cu aviditate, ...
Swedish:ivrigt, entusiastiskt, ...
Thai:อย่างกระตือรือร้น, อย่างโลภ, ...
Turkish:istekle, açgözlüce, ...
Vietnamese:say mê, một cách say mê, ...

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