Defn: Avid.
AVIDIOUSLY
A*vid"i*ous*ly, adv.
Defn: Eagerly; greedily.
AVIDITY
A*vid"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. aviditas, fr. avidus: cf. F. avidité. See
Avid.]
Defn: Greediness; strong appetite; eagerness; intenseness of desire; as, to eat with avidity. His books were received and read with avidity. Milward.
AVIE
A*vie", adv. Etym: [Pref. a- + vie.]
Defn: Emulously. [Obs.]
AVIETTE
A`vi*ette", n.
Defn: A heavier-than-air flying machine in which the motive power is furnished solely by the aviator.
AVIFAUNA
A`vi*fau"na, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. avis bird + E. fauna.] (Zoöl.)