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av·id
(ăv′ĭd)adj.
1. Having or marked by keen interest and enthusiasm: an avid golfer; an avid interest in cooking.
2. Having or marked by strong desire or craving; greedy: an economy with an avid appetite for consumer goods.
[Latin avidus, from avēre, to desire.]
av′id·ly adv.
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Adv. | 1. | avidly - in an avid manner; "whatever the flavor or color of your local paper, do remember that these are read avidly for local information" |
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