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avariciously

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a greedy or self-serving manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: greedily

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a greedy manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: covetously, greedily

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English avaricious Middle English -ly English -ly English avariciously From avaricious + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ագահորեն (agahoren) — in a greedy manner
  • Catalan: avariciosament — in a greedy manner
  • Finnish: ahneesti — in a greedy manner
  • Finnish: ahnaasti — in a greedy manner
  • Italian: avaramente — in a greedy manner
  • Latin: avariter — in a greedy manner
  • Russian: алчно (alčno) — in a greedy manner
  • Russian: жадно (žadno) — in a greedy manner
  • Russian: корыстолюбиво (korystoljubivo) — in a greedy manner