单词 | avariciously |
释义 | avariciouslyadv. In an avaricious manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [adverb] > inordinately desiring possessions greedilyc1000 avarouslya1382 over-greedilyc1450 avariciously1611 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Avarement, avariciously. 1682 J. Norris tr. Hierocles Golden Verses Pref. 19 Neither spends his Goods prodigally..nor yet keeps them avariciously. 1767 T. Reid Let. in Wks. I. 49/2 Avariciously amassing knowledge. 1843 T. De Quincey Ceylon in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 636/1 Avariciously to anchor our hopes on a pearl fishery. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adv.1611 |
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