voraciously
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5.9
- adverb
- /vəˈreɪʃəsli/
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vorazmente
- He reads voraciously, absorbing knowledge from every book he picks up.
- read voraciously
The I'm still, I was telling a couple of people that I, I, I voraciously read online historic newspapers.
- The I'm still, I was telling a couple of people that I, I, I voraciously read online historic newspapers.
- And, you know, I love Tim's research and I, you know, consume it voraciously.
- I read them voraciously, and then I had daughters who wanted to hear them over and over again.
- I think you have to read voraciously, especially people who've done what you've done, to see what how it's been done in the past, What works, what doesn't work.
Examples
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I read it... at first slowly, then voraciously when I realized you were right...
Blog text (17) -
I was reading voraciously, ecstatically, and I had been at it for two months.
Fiction book (2002) -
You said that once you decided that you had found a real problem, that you began reading voraciously on the topic.
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Some taught themselves to read and read voraciously without producing new knowledge.
Academic text (1995) -
I read them voraciously, and then I had daughters who wanted to hear them over and over again.
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Fast forward a few years, and these two library friends continue to read voraciously but have also developed an interest in audiobooks.
Academic text (2008) -
Bill never went to college, but he reads voraciously and is better educated than many college graduates.
Academic text (2009) -
I read voraciously and my life was shaped so much firstly by my parents, that very nurturing and loving parents.
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She learns through reading voraciously whatever she's able to come across.
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I read the online forums and boards voraciously, and I haven't seen them mentioned.
Blog text (14)
Synonyms
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1.3
In a way that shows strong interest and excitement about something
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1.0
In a way that shows a strong wish to eat
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3.9
In a way that shows strong interest and excitement
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2.7
Wanting a lot in a very selfish way, often food or money
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6.7
In a very hungry and eager way, like when you eat very fast
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7.7
In a way that always wants more and never gets enough
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3.8
Showing strong eagerness to learn or get something
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9.3
Doing something in a greedy way by taking more than is needed
In a way that makes someone eat or drink too much
Antonyms
How Eagerly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Voraciously comes from the Latin root vor- from vorare, which means 'to swallow' or 'to devour'. Think of someone who 'devours' a meal or a book, doing it with great hunger or eagerness, which is what voraciously means.