avidly, adv.
(ˈævɪdlɪ)
[f. avid + -ly2.]
Greedily, with intense eagerness.
| 1856 T. Trollope Girlh. Cath. de Medici 71 The talk going on around her, which Catherine's sharp and active intellect was then avidly seizing. 1860 Sat. Rev. No. 255. 326/2 Premonitory symptoms of dissolution are avidly discounted by post-obit dealers. |