avariciously
- a word derived from avarice.
- a word derived from avaricious.
Example Sentences
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As foreign secretary, he looked avariciously at DFID's £15bn aid budget.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2020
Brown was, among other things, part traditional southern gent, part bootstrapped American dreamer, part avariciously cold-blooded capitalist and part Afro-conscious black radical.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 28, 2015
As the film shows, they avariciously consume it whilst feeling rather guilty and self-conscious about it.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2013
Erie and Pere Marquette stockholders waited avariciously for greater inducements; the C. & O. minority, which foiled the first merger plan, remained obdurate.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Great Scot!" cried Clarence avariciously, "wish I could trade."
From The Mandarin's Fan by Hume, Fergus
