avidly

[av-id-lee]

adverb

1. with great enthusiasm, interest, or desire; eagerly.

   As they talked, he followed their exchange avidly, his head turning back and forth between them as if he were watching a tennis match.

Other Word Forms

• unavidly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of avidly¹

avid ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Templeman avidly avoided the public spotlight, with Branson describing her as a "down-to-earth Scottish lady" and "very private person" who almost never gave interviews.

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She avidly signs, “Ama says they met before the universe began. They were strangers at first, but then they became friends and decided to make the universe together.”

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Even with his close connection to City, United fans avidly followed him.

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Thanks to NBC’s masterful coverage, England’s Premier League is as avidly followed in this country as many of our domestic leagues.

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An American who moved to Canada and drifted into writing in the 1970s, he has written avidly and brilliantly during the last 30 years about the power and peril of technology.

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Related Words

• ardently 
• eagerly 
• enthusiastically 
• fervently 
• passionately 
• vigorously