| 释义 |
avidious, a. rare.|əˈvɪdɪəs|
[f. L. avid-us or F. avide. As in some other obsolete words in -idious e.g. splendidious, the -ious is due to imitation of words in which it is etymological: see -ious.]
= avid a.
1534Whittinton Tullyes Offyces i. (1540) 12 The auydious desyres of honour. 1550Bale Sel. Wks. (1849) 418 With all avidious greediness. 1865Athenæum No. 1959. 658/3 A sharp, avidious, cunning-looking man. |