voraciously
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.
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.
Origin of voraciously
1Other words from voraciously
- un·vo·ra·cious·ly, adverb
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How to use voraciously in a sentence
The entire country stayed glued to their daily newspapers, voraciously following along as secrets were spilled and the drama was splashed across the headlines.
The Love Triangle That Led to Murder in Madison Square Garden | Allison McNearney | December 19, 2021 | The Daily BeastHe’s back tweeting voraciously and working out of the Oval Office.
Vice presidential debate: Highlights and fact-checks | Colby Itkowitz, Anne Gearan, Matt Viser, Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner | October 8, 2020 | Washington PostThe critics have something of a point: Israelis voraciously consume media that, for the most part, operates uninhibited.
Given this sort of language, it is not surprising that Adler watched soap operas voraciously for a period of two and a half years.
He loved or loathed immediately, and he did both as voraciously as he smoked, spoke and drank.
Christopher Hitchens Dies: His Best Writing, Photos, and More | | December 17, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
Throughout it all, journalists voraciously eat their own, but this time, not without reason.
He reads voraciously and scrutinizes every Gingrichian proclamation for inconsistencies.
At last, a sirloin of beef was set before him, on which his empty stomach made him feed voraciously.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousHe ate voraciously, and, as I stood beside him, he looked into my face at every mouthful.
The Duty of Disobedience to the Fugitive Slave Act | Lydia Maria ChildThey gave him some cassava bread and boiled fish, which he ate voraciously, and soon after left the hut.
Wanderings in South America | Charles WatertonI said they were of calves,—it was long of thee alone—thou didst leave none, voraciously didst devour, well didst ply thy teeth.
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson | Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre SturlesonMyriads of worms are then seen voraciously devouring their way through the substance.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 451 | Various
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