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eagerly

English

Etymology

From Middle English egerly; equivalent to eager +? -ly.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?i??li/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?i???li/

Adverb

eagerly (comparative more eagerly, superlative most eagerly)

  1. In an eager manner.

Synonyms

  • heartily, with a will

Related terms

  • eagerness

Translations

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longingly

English

Etymology

longing +? -ly

Adverb

longingly (comparative more longingly, superlative most longingly)

  1. In a longing manner, with desire, yearningly.
    • 1913 Eleanor Porter: Pollyanna: Chapter 7:
      As she stepped nearer and peered longingly out, she saw something else: she saw, only a little way below the window, the wide, flat tin roof of Miss Polly's sun parlor built over the porte-cochère. The sight filled her with longing. If only, now, she were out there!

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