ăvĭdus, a, um, adj. [1. aveo], longing eagerly for something (either lawful or unlawful), desirous, eager, earnest, greedy (diff. from avarus, q. v.).
I In gen., constr. with gen., in with acc. , dat., or absol.
α With gen.: cibi, Ter. Eun. 938: Romani semper appetentes gloriae praeter ceteras gentes atque avidi laudis, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 3, 7: festinatio victoriae avida, id. Phil. 3, 1; so, potentiae, honoris, divitiarum, Sall. J. 15, 4: avidissimus privatae gratiae, id. H. Fr. (Orat. Cottae ad Popul. p. 245 Gerl.): turba avida novarum rerum, Liv. 1, 8, 6: avidus poenae (sc. sumendae), id. 8, 30, 13: libidinum, Hor. C. 1, 18, 11: futuri, id. A. P. 172 et saep.: belli gerundi, Sall. J. 35, 3: malefaciundi, id. H. Fr. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 9, 343 (p. 251, n. 116 Gerl.): avidior properandi, id. H. Fr. 4, 30 Gerl.: videndi, Ov. M. 10, 56 et saep.— Poet. with inf. (inst. of gen. of gerund. ): avidi committere pugnam, Ov. M. 5, 75: cognoscere amantem, id. ib. 10, 472: Chaos innumeros avidum confundere mundos, Luc. 6, 696 al.—A. more remote gen. relation is found in Lucr.: Humanum genus est avidum nimis auricularum, in respect of , Lucr. 4, 594.—
β With in with acc. : avida in novas res ingenia, Liv. 22, 21, 2: avidae in direptiones manus, id. 5, 20, 6.—*
γ With dat.: servorum manus subitis avidae, Tac. H. 1, 7.—
δ Absol. and transf. to inanimate things: ita sunt avidae (aures meae), etc., Cic. Or. 29, 104: avidi cursus frena retentat equi, Ov. P. 3, 9, 26: avidae libidines, Cic. Sen. 12, 39: amor, Cat. 68, 83: cor, Ov. Tr. 3, 11, 58: pectus, id. H. 9, 161: amplexus, id. M. 7, 143.—
II Esp
A Eager for gain, avaricious , covetous , greedy of money , = avarus: me dices avidum esse hominem, Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 34; id. Aul. prol. 9; 3, 5, 12; id. Bacch. 2, 3, 43: Sed habet patrem quendam avidum, miserum atque aridum, Ter. Heaut. 526: divitiasque Conduplicant avidi, Lucr. 3, 71: aliquantum ad rem avidior, Ter. Eun. 131: grati animi, non appetentis, non avidi signa proferri perutile est, Cic. de Or. 2, 43, 182; id. Rosc. Com. 7 fin. : avidae manus heredis, Hor. C. 4, 7, 19 al.—
B Eager for food, hungry , greedy , voracious , gluttonous : Avidos vicinum funus et aegros Exanimat, Hor. S. 1, 4, 126: convivae, id. ib. 1, 5, 75: Noli avidus esse in omni epulatione, * Vulg. Eccli. 37, 32.— Poet.: Efficit ut largis avidum mare fluminis undis, insatiable , Lucr. 1, 1031: Exitio est avidum mare nautis, Hor. C. 1, 28, 18: morbus, Lucr. 6, 1236: manus Mortis, Tib. 1, 3, 4: ignis, Ov. M. 9, 234; 12, 280: flammae, id. ib. 9, 172: morsus, id. ib. 4, 724 et saep.—
C In Lucr. of space as swallowing up objects, wide , large , vast : Inde avidei partem montes silvaeque ferarum Possedere, Lucr. 5, 202: avido complexu quem tenet aether id. 2, 1066; so id. 5, 470.—Adv., eagerly , greedily , etc.
a Anteclass. form ăvĭdĭter : invadere pocula, Val. Antias ap. Arn. 5, p. 155; so App.: merum ventri ingurgitare, Met. 4, p. 145, 27.—
b Class. form ăvĭdē : ab ludis animus atque aures avent avide exspectantes mentium, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 6, § 83 Müll. (Trag. v. 71 Vahl.); Lucr. 4, 1108: adripere Graecas litteras, Cic. Sen. 8, 26: adpetere aliquid, id. ib. 20, 72: exspectare aliquid, id. Att. 12, 40; 16, 10: jam bibit avide, Suet. Tib. 59: pransus, Hor. S. 1, 6, 127 al.— Comp. : avidius se in voluptates mergere, Liv. 23, 18, 11: procurrere, id. 34, 15, 4: avidius vino ciboque corpora onerant, id. 41, 2, 13: vesci, Suet. Calig. 18.— Sup. : avidissime exspectare aliquid, Cic. Phil. 14, 1: credere aliquid, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 4: adprehendere palmam, id. 14, 22, 28, § 147.