voraciously
Americanadverb
-
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.
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Etymology
Origin of voraciously
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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 • Jul. 29, 2025
She was a sickly child and used her idle time to read voraciously.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2024
The 54-year-old's visit to Moscow has been reported on voraciously in Russian state media, with near-constant coverage of his every move.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2024
Amid all the baby relay baton-passing, middle-of-the-night feedings and breast-milk pumping, I read voraciously.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2023
Jessie ate voraciously, then climbed the old hemlock and draped herself over a limb.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
