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Definition of "avariciously" []

  • In a greedy or self-serving manner. (adverb)

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Use "avariciously" in a sentence
  • "He clutched it avariciously, looked at it as a miser looks at gold, and thrust it into his shirt bosom."
  • "Their heads were bent forward, they were animated by a suppressed eagerness, their eyes flashed avariciously."
  • "Only an industry as avariciously myopic as Big Coal would believe it would get away with such bald-faced dishonesty."
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