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# greedily

adverb (greedily)

«greedily» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. In a greedy way, wanting or taking more than you need, especially food or money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greedily/#m1)
2. Very eagerly, wanting something very much: reading greedily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greedily/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories it shows a character is selfish or very hungry; in everyday life it describes gobbling food. Phrases: eat greedily, look greedily at, grab greedily.

### Examples

- The dog ate its dinner greedily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greedily/#x1)
- He greedily grabbed all the sweets for himself. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greedily/#x2)
- The dragon looked greedily at the gold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greedily/#x3)
- She read the book greedily, page after page. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greedily/#x4)
- The baby birds opened their beaks greedily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greedily/#x5)
- Don't eat so greedily, you'll get a stomach ache. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greedily/#x6)
- She at once made herself a salad of it, and ate it greedily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greedily/#x7)

### Note

Adverb from greedy: change y to i and add -ly. Spelling trap: greedily, not greedyly. Greed is the noun.

## In Jewish tradition

Means in a way that wants too much, especially of money or gain.

**Interpretation.** Ezekiel's charge that Jerusalem took interest and gained greedily shows the prophets' concern over cheating the poor. Tradition forbids charging interest to a fellow Jew.

### Examples

- There is that coveteth greedily all the day long; but the righteous giveth and spareth not. (Writings PRO.21.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/greedily/#x1)
- In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken interest and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by oppression, and hast forgotten Me, saith the Lord GOD. (Prophets EZK.22.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/greedily/#x2)

### Note

Adverb from greedy: change y to i and add -ly. Spelling trap: greedily, not greedyly. Greed is the noun.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «greedily» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greedily/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «greedily» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/greedily/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«greedily» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/greedily.html) on Mova free.