avidē

Meaning

1. greedily, avariciously
2. hungrily, voraciously
   Et ego fēcī, quī litterās Graecās senex didicī; quās quidem sīc avidē arripuī, quasi diuturnam sitim explēre cupiēns, ut ea ipsa mihi nōta essent quibus mē nunc exemplīs ūtī vidētis.I have done this myself — I, who only took up the study of Greek literature in my old age. Indeed, I seized upon it with such hunger, as if I were trying to quench a deep and long-standing thirst, that I became so well-versed in the subject that you now see me drawing upon it for the very examples I use.106 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, Cato Maior De Senectute 26
3. eagerly, desirously

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Origins

From avidus (“greedy; eager; hungry”), from aveō (“wish, desire, long for, crave”).

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