avidiousadj.

/əˈvɪdɪəs/

Etymology: < Latin avidus or French 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 suffix.

rare.

= avid adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > strong or eager desire > [adjective]

yernc893

oflisteOE

courageousc1290

eager?a1300

greedya1300

keena1375

affectuousa1400

lickerousc1405

appetentc1420

affectual1483

gasping1517

zealous1531

avidious1534

avidous1542

affectivec1550

anxious1570

lickerish1579

solicitous1628

mantling1657

ambitioning1683

urgent1753

avid1769

agasp1800

concernable1886

yearnful1889

yevery1896

1534 R. Whittington tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Tullyes Offyces i. sig. B.5 The auidyous desyres of honoure.

?1548 J. Bale Image Bothe Churches (new ed.) ii. xii. sig. i.iiij^v With al auidiouse gredinesse.

1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 284 Your auidious and couetous mindes.

1865 Athenæum No. 1959. 658/3 A sharp, avidious, cunning-looking man.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	avidious
释义	avidiousadj. /əˈvɪdɪəs/ Etymology: < Latin avidus or French 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 suffix. rare. = avid adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > strong or eager desire > [adjective] yernc893 oflisteOE courageousc1290 eager?a1300 greedya1300 keena1375 affectuousa1400 lickerousc1405 appetentc1420 affectual1483 gasping1517 zealous1531 avidious1534 avidous1542 affectivec1550 anxious1570 lickerish1579 solicitous1628 mantling1657 ambitioning1683 urgent1753 avid1769 agasp1800 concernable1886 yearnful1889 yevery1896 1534 R. Whittington tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Tullyes Offyces i. sig. B.5 The auidyous desyres of honoure. ?1548 J. Bale Image Bothe Churches (new ed.) ii. xii. sig. i.iiij^v With al auidiouse gredinesse. 1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 284 Your auidious and couetous mindes. 1865 Athenæum No. 1959. 658/3 A sharp, avidious, cunning-looking man. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.1534
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