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Definition of Eagerly
1. Adverb. With eagerness; in an eager manner. "The news was eagerly awaited"
Definition of Eagerly
1. adv. In an eager manner.
Definition of Eagerly
1. Adverb. In an eager manner. ¹
2. Adverb. Anxiously. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Eagerly
1. eager [adv] - See also: eager
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eagerly
Literary usage of Eagerly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Republic of Plato by Plato (1903)
"in high repute, when even freemen in great numbers eagerly turn to these professions ?"
" Certainly." XIV. " Can you possibly find a stronger proof of a ..."
2. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1868)
""I knows where it was, miss," said George, eagerly ; " 'twas by the 'edge of ...
They were so eagerly examining it, that they did not notice my approach. ..."
3. The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, Henry Dale, Thomas Arnold (1873)
"... but the Spartan« soon afer did away with them, and no one ever knew by what
means they were severally dispatched. And on this occasion they eagerly ..."
4. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1920)
"That is one of the reasons that Edward O'Brien's annual compilations of "The Best
Short Stories" are always so eagerly anticipated. ..."
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