Avariciously

Quick meaning: Avariciously is an adverb meaning In a greedy or self-serving manner.

Meaning

In a greedy or self-serving manner.

Example Sentences

At first I kept thinking about the money. […] I invested it avariciously at high rates of interest.

[H]is aunt’s yellow cat came along, purring, eyeing the teaspoon avariciously, and begging for a taste [of the medicine].

Thus much I had to ſay; and, I ſuppose, vvhat may be anough to them vvho are not avariciously bent othervviſe, touching the likelieſt means to remove hirelings out of the church; […]

[B]usiness, which was originally designed to promote health, and circulate interchanged conveniencies, is now for the most part avariciously carried on, to swell the coffers of the individual by impoverishing the species; […]

Synonyms for avariciously

Depending on context, synonyms include greedily, covetously.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include greedily, covetously, grabbingly, avidly, avidiously, voraciously.

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