different between avariciously vs avarice

English

Etymology

avaricious +? -ly

Adverb

avariciously (comparative more avariciously, superlative most avariciously)

1. In a greedy or self-serving manner.

   Synonym: greedily

   • 1659, John Milton, Considerations Touching the Likeliest Means to Remove Hirelings Out of the Church, London: L. Chapman, p. 152,^[1]

     Thus much I had to say; and, I suppose, what may be anough to them who are not avariciously bent otherwise, touching the likeliest means to remove hirelings out of the church;

   • 1775, Samuel Jackson Pratt, Liberal Opinions, London: G. Robinson and J. Bew, Volume 2, Chapter 41, p. 57,^[2]

     […] business, which was originally designed to promote health, and circulate interchanged conveniencies, is now for the most part avariciously carried on, to swell the coffers of the individual by impoverishing the species;

   • 1876, Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Hartford, CT: The American Publishing Company, Chapter 12, p. 109,^[3]

     […] his aunt’s yellow cat came along, purring, eyeing the teaspoon avariciously, and begging for a taste [of the medicine].

   • 1954, Iris Murdoch, Under the Net, London: The Reprint Society, 1955, Chapter 15, p. 203,^[4]

     At first I kept thinking about the money. […] I invested it avariciously at high rates of interest.

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English avarice, from Old French, from Latin av?ritia, from av?rus (“greedy”).

Pronunciation

• (non-merged vowel) IPA^(key): /?æv???s/
• (merged vowel) IPA^(key): /?æv???s/, /?æv??s/

Noun

avarice (usually uncountable, plural avarices)

1. Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth

   Synonyms: covetousness, cupidity

2. Inordinate desire for some supposed good.

Synonyms

• avariciousness
• See also Thesaurus:greed

Related terms

• avaricious, avariciously

Translations

References

Anagrams

• caviare

French

Etymology

From Latin avaritia. Cognate with Italian avarizia, Portuguese avareza, Spanish avaricia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.va.?is/
• Rhymes: -is

Noun

avarice f (plural avarices)

1. greed; avarice

Related terms

• avare
• avarement
• avaricieux

Further reading

• “avarice” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Old French

Etymology

From Latin avaritia.

Noun

avarice f (oblique plural avarices, nominative singular avarice, nominative plural avarices)

1. greed; avarice

Descendants

• ? English: avarice
• French: avarice