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Devouringly — De*vour ing*ly, adv. In a devouring manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
devouringly — See devourer. * * * … Universalium
devouringly — adv. in a devouring way; greedily … English contemporary dictionary
devouringly — de·vour·ing·ly … English syllables
devouringly — adverb see devouring * * * devourˈingly adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑devour … Useful english dictionary
devour — devourer, n. devouringly, adv. devouringness, n. /di vowr /, v.t. 1. to swallow or eat up hungrily, voraciously, or ravenously. 2. to consume destructively, recklessly, or wantonly: Fire devoured the old museum. 3. to engulf or swallow up. 4. to… … Universalium
avidly — Synonyms and related words: animatedly, anxiously, avariciously, breathlessly, covetously, devouringly, eagerly, enthusiastically, graspingly, greedily, hoggishly, impatiently, keenly, piggishly, promptly, quickly, rapaciously, raveningly,… … Moby Thesaurus
devour — [dɪ vaʊə] verb 1》 eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly. ↘(of fire or a similar force) consume destructively. 2》 read quickly and eagerly. 3》 (be devoured) be totally absorbed by a powerful feeling. Derivatives devourer noun devouring… … English new terms dictionary
devour — /dəˈvaʊə / (say duh vowuh) verb (t) 1. to swallow or eat up voraciously or ravenously. 2. to consume destructively, recklessly, or wantonly. 3. to swallow up or engulf. 4. to take in greedily with the senses or intellect. 5. to absorb or engross… …
devour — v.tr. 1 eat hungrily or greedily. 2 (of fire etc.) engulf, destroy. 3 take in greedily with the eyes or ears (devoured book after book). 4 absorb the attention of (devoured by anxiety). Derivatives: devourer n. devouringly adv. Etymology: ME f.… … Useful english dictionary
