avidly

UK: /ˈævɪdli/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

av•id /ˈævɪd/   adj. 

1. enthusiastic;
   ardent:
   [before a noun] an avid moviegoer.
2. very desirous;
   eager:
   [be + ~ + for] was avid for movies.

av•id•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

av•id  (av′id), adj. 

1. enthusiastic;
   ardent;
   dedicated;
   keen:
   an avid moviegoer.
2. keenly desirous;
   eager;
   greedy (often fol. by for or of ):
   avid for pleasure; avid of power.

• Latin avidus, equivalent. to av(ēre) to crave + -idus -id⁴
• 1760–70

av′id•ly, adv. 
av′id•ness, n. 
Synonyms

Avid, eager, keen all share the sense of strongly desirous. Avid suggests a desire akin to greed, so strong as to be insatiable:
driven by an avid need for fame and recognition.
Eager implies a desire that is strong and impatient but less than overpowering:
eager to try his hand at new tasks.
Keen carries a sense of zest and active, alert desire:
an amateur painter, ever keen to try new techniques.