eagerly
adverb
uk/ˈiː.ɡə.li/us/ˈiː.ɡɚ.li/B2
in a way thatshowsthat youwantto do or have something very much,especiallysomethinginterestingorenjoyable:
When theopportunitytoforma newtheatrewith thoseartistspresenteditself, Iacceptedit eagerly.
Hisautobiographywill be one of the most eagerlyawaitedbooksof theseason.
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eager
- Jennaopenedthepinkfloralenvelopeeagerly. "It's from Shona!" sheexclaimed.
- Manybabyboomerswho had eagerlyembracedthe "turnon,tunein,dropout"philosophyof the '60seventuallysettledintocomfortableupper-middle-classstatus.
- We have been eagerlyfollowingtheirprogressas theychartedeverystepoftheirclimbfor us.
- Retailers arewaitingeagerly forconsumerstospendtheirupcomingtaxrebate.
Excited, interested and enthusiastic
- ablaze
- aflame
- aflutter
- agog
- all of a flutteridiom
- amped
- animated
- evangelical
- evangelistic
- excited
- excitedly
- exhilarated
- fevered
- go ahead
- heartily
- mood
- nuts
- omnivorous
- on the edge ofyourseatidiom
- orientated
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Ready and willing