voraciously

[vaw-rey-shuhs-lee, vuh-]

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.

Other Word Forms

• unvoraciously adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of voraciously¹

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.

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

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Suddenly, everyone is fixated on congressional boundaries, for which we can thank our voraciously self-absorbed president.

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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.

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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.

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