What does greedily mean?
Greedily means In a greedy manner; with keen or ardent desire..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
In 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.
There he ordered beer from the adenoidal Chinese manager and drank the afternoon away, greedily swilling bottle after bottle, feeling gradually his adulthood return.
Use greedily when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Greedily means In a greedy manner; with keen or ardent desire..
Common synonyms include avidly, eagerly, avariciously, covetously.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The two dogs greedily devoured the meat.
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