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avariciously

avariciously

9.7
In a greedy way, wanting a lot of money or things
  • adverb
  • /ˌævəˈrɪʃəsli/
  • Formal
translation icon : avariciosamente
  • He talked avariciously about his plans to acquire more properties.

Examples

  • She glanced avariciously at the luxury yacht docked in the harbor.

  • - He's standing in there... staring avariciously into your trophy case... little trickles of slobber running down here.

    Hooper (1978)

  • "Dumont grinned avariciously.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The man's eyes sparkled avariciously as he counted the stacks of money.

Synonyms

greedily
vsavariciously
7 2.7

Wanting a lot in a very selfish way, often food or money

focuses on acquiring money or possessions rather than general desire for anything
rapaciously
vsavariciously
  • Formal
1 9.3

Doing something in a greedy way by taking more than is needed

aims specifically to acquire wealth or possessions rather than simply taking excess
covetously
vsavariciously
8.2

Wanting strongly to have something that belongs to someone else

seeks to acquire wealth or possessions rather than wish for others' things

Antonyms

generously
49 2.0

In a way that gives more money or help than expected

How Greedy

avariciously
  • Formal
9.7
greedily
7 2.7
selfishly
18 3.4
stingily
1 8.4
generously
49 2.0

Surface Forms

avariciously positive
avariciouslier comparative
avariciousliest superlative

Morphology

avariciously = avaricious (semi-transparent) = avarice + ous + ly

Formed by the regular adverbial suffix '-ly' added to the adjective 'avaricious', so the manner meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

The word avariciously comes from the Latin root avarus, meaning 'greedy', and is related to the English word avarice ('greed'). So, to act avariciously is to behave in a very greedy way, always wanting more money or things.