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greedily

/ɡɹˈidəli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables
greed-i-ly
IPA
/ɡɹˈidəli/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a greedy manner; with keen or ardent desire.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English gredyly, gredily, from Old English grǣdiglīce, grǣdelīce; equivalent to greedy + -ly.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more greedily (comparative) most greedily (superlative)

Synonyms

avidly eagerly avariciously covetously

Rhymes With

speedily

Questions

How do you pronounce greedily?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹˈidəli/.
What does greedily mean?
In a greedy manner; with keen or ardent desire.
Where does greedily come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce greedily

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