av´id|ly
av|id «AV ihd», adjective.
extremely eager; greatly desirous;
greedy: »
The dictator had an avid desire for power. The miser was avid for gold.
SYNONYM(S): keen, craving, covetous.
╂[< Latin avidus < avēre desire eagerly]
–av´id|ly, adverb.
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