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Avid

//ˈæv.ɪd// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something.

    "an avid fan of 1960s sci-fi movies"

  2. 2
    greedy
Adjective
  1. 1
    marked by active interest and enthusiasm wordnet
  2. 2
    (often followed by ‘for’) ardently or excessively desirous wordnet

Etymology

From French avide, from Latin avidus (“eager, desirous; greedy”), from aveō (“wish, desire, long for, crave”).

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