voraciously

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She reads voraciously every evening.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • In an extremely eager or greedy manner, especially in consuming something: Describes doing something with an intense, insatiable, or ravenous eagerness, often related to eating, reading, or acquiring knowledge.

Usage

• The adverb "voraciously" modifies verbs to describe the manner of an action. It is most commonly used with verbs related to consumption (e.g., eat, read, devour, consume).
• It emphasizes a quality of great eagerness, hunger, or lack of restraint.

Examples

• With verbs of consumption:
  • The bear ate voraciously after its winter hibernation.
  • He reads voraciously, finishing several books a week.
• With other verbs implying intense acquisition:
  • The young artist absorbed techniques voraciously from every master she studied.
  • The company is growing voraciously, acquiring smaller competitors.

Advanced Usage

• "to devour something voraciously": to consume something (food, information) with extreme eagerness.
  • She devoured the news articles voraciously, seeking every detail of the story.
• Figurative Use: While often literal, it is frequently used figuratively for non-physical consumption.
  • He collects vintage records voraciously. (He collects with intense eagerness.)

Variants and Related Words

• Voracious (adjective): having a huge appetite; wanting or consuming great quantities.
  • a voracious reader
• Voracity (noun): the quality of being voracious.
  • the voracity of his intellectual curiosity

Synonyms

• Ravenously: with extreme hunger or eagerness.
• Insatiably: in a way that cannot be satisfied.
• Avidly: with great enthusiasm and eagerness.
• Greedily: with an excessive desire for more than one needs.

Antonyms

• Sparingly: in a restricted or economical manner.
• Indifferently: without interest or concern.
• Moderately: to a reasonable or average degree.

Related Phrases/Idioms

• "To have a voracious appetite for...": To have an intense desire or enthusiasm for something.
  • She has a voracious appetite for learning languages.
• Note: "Voraciously" itself is not typically part of a fixed phrasal verb or idiom. Its usage is primarily as a standard adverb modifying an action verb.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in an eagerly voracious manner
   • she reads voraciously