voraciously

American  

[vaw-rey-shuhs-lee, vuh-] / vɔˈreɪ ʃəs li, və- /

adverb

1. in great quantities, especially excessively or gluttonously.

   Scarlet lily beetles, especially the larvae, feed voraciously on the leaves, buds, flowers, and even the stem of the lily plant.

2. in a way that is extremely eager or avid.

   She is a scholar's scholar: she reads voraciously and broadly, reasons carefully, and always treats opposing arguments with respect.

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Other Word Forms

• unvoraciously adverb

Etymology

Origin of voraciously

voracious ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Having recently given birth, Gilpin took her family along to Budapest for filming, voraciously researching Lucretia and reading her entire correspondence with her husband.

From Los Angeles Times

As he grew older behind bars, Eagle started to read voraciously.

From Los Angeles Times

Alan, a teacher in the school district, coped by voraciously reading court cases and news articles that could shed light on what was happening to his son.

From Salon

I ate it voraciously and have since fantasized over how I might replicate it at home, especially during the summertime — but I've yet to come close.

From Salon

Gibbon, no democrat, spent much of his time reading voraciously and carried some English biases and feuds into his writing, but he illuminated Augustus’ strategies in ways that America’s framers found sobering, cautionary and salutary.

From Salon