Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition


Avid

Av′id

,
Adj.
[L.
avidus
, fr.
av[GREEK]re
to long: cf. F.
avide
. See
Avarice
.]
Longing eagerly for; eager; greedy.
“Avid of gold, yet greedier of renown.”
Southey.