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omnivorously

omnivorously

1 7.7
In a way that takes in many different things without choosing only one
  • adverb
  • /ɑmˈnɪvərəsli/
translation icon : de manera indiscriminada
  • The community garden welcomed volunteers omnivorously, encouraging them to learn from different gardening techniques.
  • read omnivorously

Examples

  • To be sure, it is possible that Sauer missed Shaler's Kentucky reports while omnivorously reading others and that Semple did not mention Marsh in her anthropogeography course at the time Sauer took it; and in a book like Influences, which cites about a thousand authors, missing one would be easy.

    Academic text (2012)
  • She reads omnivorously, enjoying everything from science fiction to biographies.

  • As an artist, he approached his work omnivorously, drawing inspiration from various cultures and styles.

How Broad

omnivorously
1 7.7
selectively
27 4.2
narrowly
68 4.1

Surface Forms

omnivorously positive

Morphology

omnivorously = omnivorous (semi-transparent) = omni + vor + ous + ly

Adverb formed from the adjective 'omnivorous' with the productive suffix '-ly'.

Etymology

Omnivorously comes from omni- meaning 'all' and vorare meaning 'to devour', like in omnivore. So to do something omnivorously is to take in 'everything' — for example reading many kinds of books or enjoying all types of music without choosing.