greedily

adverb

greed·​i·​ly -dᵊl|ē 

-də̇l|, 

|i

: in a greedy manner : in a way that shows great desire or marked acquisitiveness

especially : in a way showing great hunger or thirst

ate greedily

weakened by thirst, the party drank greedily

—American Guide Series: California

Word History

Etymology

Middle English grediliche, gredily, from Old English grǣdilīce, from grǣdig + -līce -ly

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Rhymes for greedily

• speedily