Antonyms for eagerlyea·ger·ly

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1. eagerly, thirstilyadverb

   with eagerness; in an eager manner

   "the news was eagerly awaited"

   Synonyms:
   thirstily

How to use eagerly in a sentence?

1. Lewis Carroll:

   Write that down, the King said to the jury, and the jury eagerly wrote down all three dates on their slates, and then added them up, and reduced the answer to shillings and pence.

2. Steve Asmussen:

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3. Sigurlina Ingvarsdottir:

   This is the year of 'Star Wars,' and I think the entire world is extremely excited about what's supposed to happen, we can see our fans are eagerly awaiting our game. Obviously, everyone is eagerly awaiting 'The Force Awakens.' I don't think there has ever been a better time to be a 'Star Wars' fan than now.

4. Pere Suau-Sanchez:

   We have seen how in Europe low-cost airlines such as Ryanair have dropped routes to low-margin secondary cities and started to fly to major airports in an attempt to move upmarket, at the same time, cost-cutting businesses, particularly small and medium sized firms, have eagerly embraced low-cost air travel.

5. Mandeep Mehra:

   I eagerly await word from the independent audits, the results of which will inform any further action.

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