I.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. 5, 4, 16: “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.—*
(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, 3, 2, 15: “divitiasque Conduplicant avidi,” Lucr. 3, 71: “aliquantum ad rem avidior,” Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 51: “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.
