Greedily

Examples

• And greedily watched his partner as he turned his back again, and turned his key again. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• But there was less equivocal testimony, which the credulity of the assembly, or of the greater part, greedily swallowed, however incredible. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Alfred followed it with his looks, and also greedily pursued the notes until they vanished into Mr Boffin's waistcoat pocket. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• We greedily eat and drink poison out of the gilded cup of vice or from the beggar's wallet of avarice. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• I greedily devoured the remnants of the shepherd's breakfast, which consisted of bread, cheese, milk, and wine; the latter, however, I did not like. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• They greedily imbibed this belief; and their over-weening credulity even rendered them eager to make converts to the same faith. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• It was impossible to mistake the eager curiosity of the Count's look and manner while he drank in greedily every word that fell from my lips. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• This juice, though small in quantity, is greedily sought by insects; but their visits do not in any way benefit the plant. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• And when I said yes (for indeed she did), would seem to enjoy it greedily. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.

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