gredyly

Middle English

Alternative forms

gredilike, grediliche, gredily, grediȝliȝ, gredliche, gredili, gredely

Etymology

From Old English grǣdiglīce, grǣdelīce; equivalent to gredy +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡreːdiːliː/, /ˈɡreːd(ə)liː/, /ˈɡreːdiliːtʃ(ə)/, /ˈɡreːd(ə)liːtʃ(ə)/, /ˈɡreːdiliːk(ə)/

Adverb

gredyly

Voraciously, insatiably, with a tendency to overeat or excessively eat (used of people and beasts)
Enviously, greedily; in a way that displays avarice or greed.
Overexcitedly or impulsively; in an excessively eager or willing way.

Descendants

English: greedily
Scots: greedily

References

“grẹ̄dīlī (adv.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-17.

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