Synonyms

avidly

American

[av-id-lee] / ˈæv ɪd li /

adverb

with great enthusiasm, interest, or desire; eagerly.

As they talked, he followed their exchange avidly, his head turning back and forth between them as if he were watching a tennis match.

Other Word Forms

unavidly adverb

Etymology

Origin of avidly

avid ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

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The Romantics who followed read the book of nature no less avidly.

From The Wall Street Journal

In one scene she attends a party with John Maynard Keynes, and she interrogates the economist much more avidly than she does the giant blue angel who materializes in Geoffrey’s bedroom.

From The Wall Street Journal

Simon White follows news about sewage discharges avidly.

From BBC

Templeman avidly avoided the public spotlight, with Branson describing her as a "down-to-earth Scottish lady" and "very private person" who almost never gave interviews.

From Barron's

She avidly signs, “Ama says they met before the universe began. They were strangers at first, but then they became friends and decided to make the universe together.”

From Literature

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