AVID
WordNet
adjective
(1) Marked by active interest and enthusiasm
"An avid sports fan"
"A great walker"
"An eager beaver"
(2) (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
"Avid for adventure"
"An avid ambition to succeed"
"Fierce devouring affection"
"The esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"
"Greedy for fame"
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Adjective
Quotations
- 1996, Janette Turner Hospital, Oyster, Virago Press, paperback edition, page 3
- We waited for something to happen, for anything to happen, we were avid for some event to unfold itself out of the burning nothing to save us.