greedilyadv.

/ˈɡriːdɪli/

Forms: α. Old English grǽdelice, Middle English gredliche, Middle English–1500s gredely, (1500s greedely(e); β. Old English grǽdilice, Middle English grediliche, gredilike, Middle English–1500s gredyly, (Middle English gredili, gredily, 1500s gredilie), 1500s– greedily.

Etymology: Two synonymous words seem to have coalesced: (1) Old English grǽdelíce (= Old Norse gráðuliga ), < *grǽd (u- stem, = Old Norse gráð-r , Gothic grêdus : see greed n.) + líce -ly suffix²; (2) Old English grǽdi(g)líce , < grǽdig greedy adj. + -líce -ly suffix². The former, if it had survived into modern English, would have become *greedly ; it is uncertain how far the α forms represent this type, as in the 16th cent. they might be misspellings for greedily (compare, however, greedly adj.). A similar coalescence occurs in the case of Old English hęfelíce , hęfiglíce heavily adv. Perhaps in both cases the derivative of the adjective should be regarded as a refashioned form, arising when the primitive noun had ceased to be in common use. For the -e- representing the thematic vowel of a long u- stem in compounds, compare *feldefare (written feldeware ): see fieldfare n.

a. As one that is hungry or thirsty; with keen appetite; hungrily, ravenously, voraciously.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > [adverb] > eating voraciously

greedilyc1000

frecklyc1275

ravenously?a1425

frechedlyc1450

raveningly1533

devouringly1552

locust-like1596

gulchingly1598

greedy1599

voraciously1752

c1000 Hexameron of St. Basil (1849) xx. 28 Ðonne him hingraþ he yt grædilice.

c1175 Lamb. Hom. 123 And þa ifelde þe deofel þene hoc þe he er gredliche forswealh.

c1220 Bestiary 321 He drinkeð water gredilike.

a1300 Cursor Mundi 27905 To ette ouer gredyly.

a1340 R. Rolle Psalter Cant. 497 Bird of swalugh þat gredily askis mete.

c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 35 Þe smyth bad an-oþer man castyn of his breed to þe hog, & þe swyn eet it gredyly.

1568 T. Hill Certaine Husbandly Coniectures vii. f. 78^v, in Proffitable Arte Gardening (rev. ed.) If the Oxene feade greadelyer.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 562 Greedily they pluck'd The Frutage fair to sight.

1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World i. 208 Flower and Oil, which the Men had fallen greedily upon.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. xxiv. 318 Some..were greedily waiting for the shell-fish and sea-urchins which the old bird busied herself in procuring for them.

in figurative context.1535 Bible (Coverdale) Jer. xv. 16 When I had founde thy wordes, I at them vp gredely.1583 P. Stubbes Second Pt. Anat. Abuses sig. M8^v If they heare him not..Greedily and thirstily thereby to profit.1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. v. sig. D8^v Cruell steele so greedily doth bight.1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. vi. sig. F4^v To see their blades so greedily imbrew, That dronke with blood, yet thristed after life.1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. v. iii. sig. Kk4 Death..devour'd them as greedily, as they did those Birds.

b. Applied to the behaviour of material substances, to indicate rapidity of absorption or combination. (Cf. greedy adj. 1b.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [adverb] > by means of named chemical reactions or processes > by means of miscellaneous other processes

greedily1584

spontaneously1771

mercurially1881

reductively1931

1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health ccxvii. 218 Sweete wines through their sweetenesse are greedily drawen of the members.

1671 J. Webster Metallographia xiii. 203 Wherein Minerals that strike upon the Lunar passages are greedily refreshed.

1799 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 1 408 Nitrous gas..tends..to lessen the respirable portion, from its strong attraction for oxygen, which it greedily combines with to the point of saturation.

1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 42 The drier and hotter the air happens to be, the more greedily does it drink up this moisture.

2. As one that is greedy of gain; avariciously, covetously, rapaciously.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > strong or eager desire > [adverb]

greedilyc1000

lickerouslyc1315

eagerlyc1380

daintively1393

affectuallyc1425

affectionately1534

avidiously?1548

affectuously1552

anxiously1563

lickerishlya1661

agasp1800

avidly1856

with (one's) tongue hanging out1897

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [adverb] > inordinately desiring possessions

greedilyc1000

avarouslya1382

over-greedilyc1450

avariciously1611

c1000 Ælfric Homilies I. 66 He gymð grædelice his teolunge.

c1380 Eng. Wycliffite Serm. in Sel. Wks. I. 166 Siche þat gaderen gredili Cristis patrimonye.

c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 113 Þei..gredyly gon abowt to geyt al þat þey may.

1631 R. Bolton Instr. Right Comf. Affl. Consciences 37 And there gather grace as greedily as the most gryping Usurer graspeth gould.

1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People v. §2. 227 The eyes of the feudal baronage turned greedily on the riches of the Church.

3. With manifestation of strong desire; with avidity or eagerness; eagerly; †jealously, zealously, fervently (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [adverb] > eagerly

cofeOE

coflyc1000

greedilyc1200

heterlya1225

eagerlyc1380

titea1400

yaplya1400

prestc1400

willesfullyc1400

frecklyc1440

agogc1450

angardlyc1540

the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [adverb] > heartily or zealously

with (also mid) all one's heartOE

greedilyc1200

affectuously?a1425

jealouslya1425

affectuallyc1425

wilfullyc1430

heartilya1450

zealously?1495

desirously1502

affectedly1582

affectionally1603

affectionatelya1716

boots and all1947

Messianically1976

c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 173 Hie iseð bineðen hem deflen þe hem gredeliche kepeð.

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xviii. xci. 1242 The frogge..cryeþ grediliche and makeþ moche noyse.

a1400–50 Alexander 1435 His men & all þe messedones maynly ascendis And þai of Grece gredely girdis vp eftire.

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Matt. xi. 7–15 There is now no more to doe, but feruently and gredely to take that which..is now presently offered.

1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 291 Some places that are ouer greedely geuen to sectes and deuisions.

1585 Abp. E. Sandys Serm. xviii. 311 Greedelie expecting their looked for time.

1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 40 Greedily affected to view the sacred Sepulchres.

a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) I. 25 Those who greedily pursue Things wonderful, instead of true.

1710 G. Berkeley Treat. Princ. Human Knowl. §141 This notion has been greedily embraced and cherished by the worst part of mankind.

1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain I. i. 113 The candles lighted in these processions..are greedily purchased by women at treble their original cost.

1852 H. Rogers Eclipse of Faith 279 Miraculous legends have been most greedily taken up by the vast majority of mankind.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	greedily
释义	greedilyadv. /ˈɡriːdɪli/ Forms: α. Old English grǽdelice, Middle English gredliche, Middle English–1500s gredely, (1500s greedely(e); β. Old English grǽdilice, Middle English grediliche, gredilike, Middle English–1500s gredyly, (Middle English gredili, gredily, 1500s gredilie), 1500s– greedily. Etymology: Two synonymous words seem to have coalesced: (1) Old English grǽdelíce (= Old Norse gráðuliga ), < grǽd (u- stem, = Old Norse gráð-r* , Gothic grêdus : see greed n.) + líce -ly suffix²; (2) Old English grǽdi(g)líce , < grǽdig greedy adj. + -líce -ly suffix². The former, if it had survived into modern English, would have become greedly ; it is uncertain how far the α forms represent this type, as in the 16th cent. they might be misspellings for greedily* (compare, however, greedly adj.). A similar coalescence occurs in the case of Old English hęfelíce , hęfiglíce heavily adv. Perhaps in both cases the derivative of the adjective should be regarded as a refashioned form, arising when the primitive noun had ceased to be in common use. For the -e- representing the thematic vowel of a long u- stem in compounds, compare feldefare (written feldeware* ): see fieldfare n. 1. a. As one that is hungry or thirsty; with keen appetite; hungrily, ravenously, voraciously. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > [adverb] > eating voraciously greedilyc1000 frecklyc1275 ravenously?a1425 frechedlyc1450 raveningly1533 devouringly1552 locust-like1596 gulchingly1598 greedy1599 voraciously1752 c1000 Hexameron of St. Basil (1849) xx. 28 Ðonne him hingraþ he yt grædilice. c1175 Lamb. Hom. 123 And þa ifelde þe deofel þene hoc þe he er gredliche forswealh. c1220 Bestiary 321 He drinkeð water gredilike. a1300 Cursor Mundi 27905 To ette ouer gredyly. a1340 R. Rolle Psalter Cant. 497 Bird of swalugh þat gredily askis mete. c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 35 Þe smyth bad an-oþer man castyn of his breed to þe hog, & þe swyn eet it gredyly. 1568 T. Hill Certaine Husbandly Coniectures vii. f. 78^v, in Proffitable Arte Gardening (rev. ed.) If the Oxene feade greadelyer. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 562 Greedily they pluck'd The Frutage fair to sight. View more context for this quotation 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World i. 208 Flower and Oil, which the Men had fallen greedily upon. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. xxiv. 318 Some..were greedily waiting for the shell-fish and sea-urchins which the old bird busied herself in procuring for them. in figurative context.1535 Bible (Coverdale) Jer. xv. 16 When I had founde thy wordes, I at them vp gredely.1583 P. Stubbes Second Pt. Anat. Abuses sig. M8^v If they heare him not..Greedily and thirstily thereby to profit.1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. v. sig. D8^v Cruell steele so greedily doth bight.1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. vi. sig. F4^v To see their blades so greedily imbrew, That dronke with blood, yet thristed after life.1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. v. iii. sig. Kk4 Death..devour'd them as greedily, as they did those Birds. b. Applied to the behaviour of material substances, to indicate rapidity of absorption or combination. (Cf. greedy adj. 1b.) ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [adverb] > by means of named chemical reactions or processes > by means of miscellaneous other processes greedily1584 spontaneously1771 mercurially1881 reductively1931 1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health ccxvii. 218 Sweete wines through their sweetenesse are greedily drawen of the members. 1671 J. Webster Metallographia xiii. 203 Wherein Minerals that strike upon the Lunar passages are greedily refreshed. 1799 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 1 408 Nitrous gas..tends..to lessen the respirable portion, from its strong attraction for oxygen, which it greedily combines with to the point of saturation. 1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 42 The drier and hotter the air happens to be, the more greedily does it drink up this moisture. 2. As one that is greedy of gain; avariciously, covetously, rapaciously. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > strong or eager desire > [adverb] greedilyc1000 lickerouslyc1315 eagerlyc1380 daintively1393 affectuallyc1425 affectionately1534 avidiously?1548 affectuously1552 anxiously1563 lickerishlya1661 agasp1800 avidly1856 with (one's) tongue hanging out1897 the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [adverb] > inordinately desiring possessions greedilyc1000 avarouslya1382 over-greedilyc1450 avariciously1611 c1000 Ælfric Homilies I. 66 He gymð grædelice his teolunge. c1380 Eng. Wycliffite Serm. in Sel. Wks. I. 166 Siche þat gaderen gredili Cristis patrimonye. c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 113 Þei..gredyly gon abowt to geyt al þat þey may. 1631 R. Bolton Instr. Right Comf. Affl. Consciences 37 And there gather grace as greedily as the most gryping Usurer graspeth gould. 1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People v. §2. 227 The eyes of the feudal baronage turned greedily on the riches of the Church. 3. With manifestation of strong desire; with avidity or eagerness; eagerly; †jealously, zealously, fervently (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [adverb] > eagerly cofeOE coflyc1000 greedilyc1200 heterlya1225 eagerlyc1380 titea1400 yaplya1400 prestc1400 willesfullyc1400 frecklyc1440 agogc1450 angardlyc1540 the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [adverb] > heartily or zealously with (also mid) all one's heartOE greedilyc1200 affectuously?a1425 jealouslya1425 affectuallyc1425 wilfullyc1430 heartilya1450 zealously?1495 desirously1502 affectedly1582 affectionally1603 affectionatelya1716 boots and all1947 Messianically1976 c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 173 Hie iseð bineðen hem deflen þe hem gredeliche kepeð. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xviii. xci. 1242 The frogge..cryeþ grediliche and makeþ moche noyse. a1400–50 Alexander 1435 His men & all þe messedones maynly ascendis And þai of Grece gredely girdis vp eftire. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Matt. xi. 7–15 There is now no more to doe, but feruently and gredely to take that which..is now presently offered. 1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 291 Some places that are ouer greedely geuen to sectes and deuisions. 1585 Abp. E. Sandys Serm. xviii. 311 Greedelie expecting their looked for time. 1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 40 Greedily affected to view the sacred Sepulchres. a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) I. 25 Those who greedily pursue Things wonderful, instead of true. 1710 G. Berkeley Treat. Princ. Human Knowl. §141 This notion has been greedily embraced and cherished by the worst part of mankind. 1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. 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