gredyly
Middle English
/ˈɡreːdiːliː/
adv
Definitions
- Voraciously, insatiably, with a tendency to overeat or excessively eat used of people and beasts
- Enviously, greedily; in a way that displays avarice or greed.
- Overexcitedly or impulsively; in an excessively eager or willing way.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English grǣdiglīce affix from Middle English gredy.
Origin
Middle English
gredy
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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- greedily English
- greedy English
- grēdiġ Old English
- grǣdiglīce Old English
- grǣdiġ Old English
- gredy Middle English
- gredynesse Middle English