English → Latin
“eagerly” in Latin
appetentereagerly, greedily, graspinglycupiduseager, desirous, passionate, fond (+ genitive or + in ablative); greedy, covetous; wanton, lecherousavidusgreedy, avaricious, covetous; eager, enthusiastic, desiring, desirous; lustful, passionate; eager, hungry, voracious, glstudiumstudy; eagerness, zeal; desire, fancystudiōsuseager, zealous, fond, assiduous; anxious; studiousācersharp, sour, bitter, pungent; keen, sharp, acute, sagacious; energetic, active, vigorousārdenterpassionately, ardently, eagerlyēnītorto bear, give birth; to strive, struggle; to climb, ascendintentusmindful, attentive (to the situation at hand); intent on (something) (having one's attention fixed on something); seriouindustriusactive, industrious, assiduous, diligent
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
eagerly
appetenter: cupide: avide: studio: studiose: acriter: ardenter: enixe. Sometimes intente: industrie. To desire eagerly, ardenter cupere: to undertake anybody’s cause eagerly, alicujus causam enixe suscipere (Cic.): very eagerly, fiagrantissime (Tac.). To be eagerly bent on anything, magnae mihi curae est aliquid: omni cura incumbere in aliquid (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for eagerly?
- The usual Latin words for “eagerly” are appetenter, cupidus, avidus; also studium, studiōsus, ācer. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.