Etymology From avārus (“avaricious, covetous, greedy”) + -ter, from aveō (“wish, desire, long for, crave”). Pronunciation (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈu̯aː.ri.ter/, [äˈu̯äːrɪt̪ɛr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈva.ri.ter/, [äˈväːrit̪er] Adverb avāriter (not comparable) greedily, avariciously, covetously stingily Synonyms (greedily): avāre, avidē, aviditer (stingily): avāre Related terms Related terms audeō avāre avāritia avāritiēs avārus avēns aventer aveō avidē aviditās aviditer avidus References “avariter”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press avariter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.