greedily

1. 1.

   in a greedy manner

   Synonymsavariciouslycovetously

Questions about greedily

What does greedily mean?

greedily means "in a greedy manner".

How many syllables are in greedily?

greedily has 3 syllables: gree-di-ly. The stress falls on "gree". In IPA it is /ˈɡɹidəli/.

What is another word for greedily?

Close synonyms include avariciously, covetously. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is greedily a common word?

greedily is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.