avidly

[ av-id-lee ]

adverb

1. 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 Words From

• un·av·id·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of avidly¹

avid ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Their relative strength in the east is despite the fact the party is viewed by many – and officially classed in three states – as right-wing extremist, a charge its supporters avidly reject.

From BBC

“I used to avidly respond back to people. Nobody could be meaner than me if I really wanted to be,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

To circumvent feelings of distress, Silver says she avidly tries to avoid graphic and violent images altogether.

From Los Angeles Times

Their results have been followed just as avidly in North America, Africa, Asia and countless other places, where fans rise early, stay up late and seek out any screen they can to follow their teams.

From New York Times

As teenagers, my friends and I read Auster’s work avidly for both its strangeness — that touch of European surrealism — and its closeness.

From New York Times

Related Words

• ardently
• eagerly
• enthusiastically
• fervently
• passionately
• vigorously