voraciously

American  

[vaw-rey-shuhs-lee, vuh-] / vɔˈreɪ ʃəs li, və- /

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.

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Other Word Forms

• unvoraciously adverb

Etymology

Origin of voraciously

voracious ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Gibbon, no democrat, spent much of his time reading voraciously and carried some English biases and feuds into his writing, but he illuminated Augustus’ strategies in ways that America’s framers found sobering, cautionary and salutary.

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2025

Meanwhile, in prison, Mr Khalid reads voraciously, writes applications for fellow prisoners, and watches cricket on the TV.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2024

But the surprise birth of twin daughters was one of several events that set the voraciously curious young man on another path, Chris Slay said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2023

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

Once Vincent could read, he did so voraciously, mostly fairy tales and novels.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman