greedily
In a greedy manner; with keen or ardent desireIn a greedy manner; with keen or ardent desire.
» Tom greedily devoured the entire cheesecake.
Том с жадностью сожрал творожный торт целиком.
Meaning
1 sensesIn a greedy manner; with keen or ardent desire.
The two dogs greedily devoured the meat.
I gazed greedily on the gems in the shop window.
gierig
жа́дноžádno
in a greedy manner
Examples
7 sentencesTom greedily devoured the entire cheesecake.
ruТом с жадностью сожрал творожный торт целиком. — al_ex_an_der
The hungry dog lunged greedily at the food.
ruГолодная собака жадно накинулась на еду. — nina99nv
Ziri started to rummage greedily in his mom's purse.
The gazing populace receive greedily, without examination, whatever soothes superstition and promotes wonder.
I kissed him greedily, savoring the feel of his soft lips on mine.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English gredyly, gredily, from Old English grǣdiglīce, grǣdelīce; equivalent tFrom Middle English gredyly, gredily, from Old English grǣdiglīce, grǣdelīce; equivalent to greedy + -ly.
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Forms
more greedily, most greedily| Comparative | more greedily Lesson |
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| Superlative | most greedily |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- in a greedy manner:avariciouslycovetously
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb