adverb
avārē
avārē (comparative avārius, superlative avārissimē)
Classical[aˈwaː.reː]Ecclesiastical[aˈvaː.re]
Meaning
- greedily, avariciously, covetously
- stingily
ăvārē, adv., v. avarus
I. fin.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
avārē adv. with comp.
avarus, greedily, covetously, stingily: pretium statuere arti, T.: nihil faciendum: imperitare victis, L.: avarius bellare, L.
Origins
From avārus (“avaricious, covetous, greedy”), from aveō (“wish, desire, long for, crave”).