avariter
Dictionary entries
- Entry →avariter:
Adverb
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
greedily, avariciously, rapaciously; thriftily, economically, stingily, miserly;
Examples
Rudens
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...esca imponitur: quam si quis avidus poscit escam avariter, decipitur in trasenna avaritia sua. ille qui consulte, docte..."Curculio
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...vide ut ingurgitat impura in se merum avariter, faucibus plenis. Phaed. Perii hercle, huic quid primum dicam nescio..."
