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avariciously

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av·a·ri·cious  (v-rshs)
adj.
Immoderately desirous of wealth or gain; greedy.

ava·ricious·ly adv.
ava·ricious·ness n.
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Adv.1.avariciously - in a greedy manner
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avariciously
adv(hab)gierig


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One day Tom was in the act of dosing the crack when his aunt's yellow cat came along, purring, ey- ing the teaspoon avariciously, and begging for a taste.
He clutched it avariciously, looked at it as a miser looks at gold, and thrust it into his shirt bosom.
 
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