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The theatre has always been voraciously omnivorous. Dramatists have always raided every medium to find grist to their mill: myths, folk tales, newspapers, novels, films, works of art of all kinds.
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Meaning of "voraciously" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF VORACIOUSLY

voraciously  [vəˈreɪʃəslɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VORACIOUSLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Voraciously is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES VORACIOUSLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of voraciously in the English dictionary

The definition of voraciously in the dictionary is in an eager or unremitting manner. Other definition of voraciously is in a greedy manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VORACIOUSLY


audaciously
ɔːˈdeɪʃəslɪ
bodaciously
bəʊˈdeɪʃəslɪ
disputatiously
ˌdɪspjuːˈteɪʃəslɪ
efficaciously
ˌɛfɪˈkeɪʃəslɪ
fallaciously
fəˈleɪʃəslɪ
flirtatiously
flɜːˈteɪʃəslɪ
graciously
ˈɡreɪʃəslɪ
inefficaciously
ˌɪnɛfɪˈkeɪʃəslɪ
mendaciously
mɛnˈdeɪʃəslɪ
mordaciously
mɔːˈdeɪʃəslɪ
ostentatiously
ˌɒstɛnˈteɪʃəslɪ
rapaciously
rəˈpeɪʃəslɪ
sagaciously
səˈɡeɪʃəslɪ
salaciously
səˈleɪʃəslɪ
sequaciously
sɪˈkweɪʃəslɪ
spaciously
ˈspeɪʃəslɪ
tenaciously
tɪˈneɪʃəslɪ
ungraciously
ʌnˈɡreɪʃəslɪ
vexatiously
veksˈeɪʃəslɪ
vivaciously
vɪˈveɪʃəslɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VORACIOUSLY

voracious
voraciousness
voracity
voraginous
vorago
vorant
Vorarlberg
Vorlage
Voronezh
Voroshilov
Voroshilovgrad
Voroshilovsk
vorpal
Vorster
vortex
vortex drag
vortex ring
vortex shedding
vortex street
vortical

WORDS THAT END LIKE VORACIOUSLY

anonymously
cautiously
consciously
continuously
dangerously
deliciously
deviously
famously
generously
hilariously
meticulously
obviously
outrageously
previously
ridiculously
seriously
simultaneously
spontaneously
tremendously
unanimously
vigorously

Synonyms and antonyms of voraciously in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «voraciously» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VORACIOUSLY

Find out the translation of voraciously to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of voraciously from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «voraciously» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

贪婪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vorazmente
570 millions of speakers

English

voraciously
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

voraciously
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بنهم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

жадно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vorazmente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পেটুকের মতো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

voracement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dengan baik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gierig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

貪欲に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

탐욕스럽게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Banget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngấu nghiến
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

voraciously
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अधाशीपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iştahla
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

voracemente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żarłocznie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жадібно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lăcomie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αχόρταγα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gulsig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

voraciously
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

voraciously
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of voraciously

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VORACIOUSLY»

The term «voraciously» is normally little used and occupies the 117.537 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VORACIOUSLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about voraciously

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6 QUOTES WITH «VORACIOUSLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word voraciously.
1
Tess Gerritsen
Fans are always asking me where I get my ideas from. The answer is that I'm very curious, and I get inspiration from everywhere. I read the newspapers voraciously, so I know what's going on in real crime. I pay attention to the strange stories people tell me, and I also read a lot of scientific and forensic journals.
2
Lee Hall
The theatre has always been voraciously omnivorous. Dramatists have always raided every medium to find grist to their mill: myths, folk tales, newspapers, novels, films, works of art of all kinds.
3
David Heyman
I love books. I read voraciously, and I happened to have been fortunate to have been in the right place at the right time.
4
Eddie Izzard
I'm quite good at taking in information so I voraciously inhale Wikipedia - which may have some things wrong in it, but I think is generally more information than we had before. Last tour we didn't have Wikipedia. And then Discovery Channel and History Channel. I can take it in and retain what I think are the most important facts.
5
Rebecca De Mornay
I'm voraciously looking to express myself in my work. I love my work.
6
Chelsea Peretti
I performed after 9/11 for relief workers down by Ground Zero. There were these men just coming back, and they were voraciously hungry. They were heroes, pulling rubble, and I was a new comic trying to go blue just so I could get some laughs.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VORACIOUSLY»

Discover the use of voraciously in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to voraciously and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Amharic-English dictionary: H - N.
somewhat or very voraciously; cause or allow to prate a little or a great deal; cause or allow to miss one's aim slightly or considerably (Ar.) satafa craving inordinately; being greedy; being hasty (in speech) (KBT) rt+^ sataf being anxious (to ...
Thomas Leiper Kane, 1990
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New York Magazine
Growing. up. on. the. Grand. Concourse,. he. read. voraciously. and. he. told. stories. He. never. stopped. telling. stories,. and. he. never. let. the. facts. stand. in . the. way. of. a. good. one. While still at Penn, he got his first look at. tackled such  ...
3
The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal ...
... day he ate some bread and milk, which he soon after vomited. He appeared to sufi'er no uneasiness, but was dull and languid. On the afternoon of the 16th, he was prowling about, apparently for food, and ate voraciously when he obtained ...
‎1839
4
A New Malagasy-English Dictionary
Generally used of such as is produced in anger or from eating voraciously. Afttafita, 1:. pass. (Imp. qfdtqfotaJJ Used of that which is ejected tom the mouth in eating voraoiously. Iotalohiua, 1:. pass. (Imp. fdtafotad.) To be eaten voraciously.
James Daniel Richardson
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A Dictionary, Canarese and English: By the Rev. W. Reeve. ...
Honour. c. XtfXstSj&a gapa-gapa-tinnu, v. a. To eat voraciously. C. 7(£7\'£Z)Z>j' irjb^3_) gapa-gapa-badu- kollu, v. n. To shiver, as with ague. T. B. T-kjTj ff/ipura, See C. X guppata, s. A cover to keep out rain, (&c. c. X^&3, ffaPPath ynppada, s.
W. Reeve, Daniel Sanderson, 1858
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The nerves of the chest anatomically and physiologically ...
the afternoon of the 1 6th he was prowling about, apparently for food, and ate voraciously when he obtained it ; but it was soon after vomited unchanged, except that it was mixed with fluid. He also dtank freely. He appeared pretty lively. On the ...
Josiah Clarkson, 1845
7
Treasury of Hawaiian Words in One Hundred and One Categories
To swallow greedily, as a fish swallows bait. A variant of alao, ala'ume, alapoho. To gulp down, swallow whole. all. To swallow whole. 'amu. To eat voraciously. ana poluea kehu. To be so full that one is nauseated and the abdomen distended .
Harold Winfield Kent, 1993
8
The Argyleshire Pronouncing Gaelic Dictionary
Sutnstntitencnn, sklâm'urachg, mf. monopoly, usurpation, vorticity, glut. Sunnis- erin, зиме-тазик. n. rn. usurper. Зимы", sklálî, e. eat voraciously, glut; eat, as a hungry dog; steld, ofasudden, or furiously. Sotastltrtnii, skláffül, pt. eating voraciously ...
Neil MacAlpine, 2010
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Brain Function
When the animal is hungrier it salivates and eats more voraciously, and mastication is more energetic; both the unconditioned and conditioned food reflexes are increased. The opposite relationship is somewhat different, for, according to the ...
Mary A. B. Brazier, 1963
10
The Transactions of the Provincial Medical and Surgical ...
in whatever position the limbs may be placed there they remain for some minutes ; if he be steadied by the skin of the back being takeu hold of he can get on much better ; meat and milk have to be put into the mouth, when they are voraciously ...
Provincial Medical and Surgical Association, Worcester, 1847

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VORACIOUSLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term voraciously is used in the context of the following news items.
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Capitalist Soul Rises as Ho Chi Minh City Sheds Its Past
For the young and increasingly affluent, Saigon is a city that does not want to look back, loves having fun and perhaps most of all is voraciously capitalistic. «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Foals premiere exhilarating new song “Mountain at My Gates” — listen
... would come out lyrically where there wasn't a pre-conceived idea. Normally I write voraciously in books and journals, then harvest a lot of that for the record. «Consequence of Sound, Jul 15»
3
Raising Kids Who Love Reading, Devour Books Voraciously, and …
"Mom! Dad! Can we go to the library to check out a big stack of books? After I do all of my chores, I would really like to spend the rest of the afternoon reading ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
4
Watch These Hungry Goats Voraciously Stampede Their Way To …
Goats love to eat grass and all sorts of trees (yes, even Christmas ones), making them excellent natural and cost-effective landscaping tools. In fact, the ... «UPROXX, Jun 15»
5
Ask a Gardener: Ladybugs, rhubarb juice help kill aphids
Ladybugs are among the most efficient of the beneficial insects, particularly for home gardeners. The adults and larvae feed voraciously on aphids and mites, ... «Bellingham Herald, Jun 15»
6
Brain tricks: Why you snack even when you're not hungry
"When these AGRP neurons are 'turned on,' either by fasting or by artificial means, laboratory animals eat voraciously," said Dr. Bradford Lowell of Beth Israel ... «Today.com, Apr 15»
7
The Devourer of Letters is a loving tribute to Eduardo Castellanos
Or more specifically, with letters – the letters that formed the words that speckled the pages that he reads voraciously, so voraciously that eventually, the letters ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
8
In praise of Patricia Lynch, by Leeann Lane
I first read Lynch as a child, voraciously absorbing stories of magical animals, leprechauns and changelings, all set in a rural Ireland premised on simplicity and ... «Irish Times, Mar 15»
9
Death by chocolate: a problem for bears in New Hampshire
Bears find sweets irresistible during the autumn hunting season and eat voraciously to build fat stores for winter hibernation, said Kent Gustafson, the Wildlife ... «Reuters, Jan 15»
10
Patton Oswalt has a thing for the movies
"Reading voraciously growing up is what led me into the world of film and comedy," says Oswalt. "That was my gateway, Judy Blume and Beverly Cleary. «Los Angeles Times, Jan 15»

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