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

1. Voraciously, insatiably, with a tendency to overeat or excessively eat (used of people and beasts)
2. Enviously, greedily; in a way that displays avarice or greed.
3. 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.