eagerly

Etymology

From Middle English egerly; equivalent to eager + -ly.

adv

  1. In an eager manner.
    Heidi had been listening eagerly, with shining eyes. 1956 [1880], Johanna Spyri, Heidi, translation of original by Eileen Hall, page 103

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