In a voracious or greedy manner; with a tendency to consume rapidly.
From edacious + -ly (in the manner of). The adverbial form transforms the adjective into an adverb describing how an action is performed greedily.
This adverb is rarely used in modern English, but it would perfectly describe how a hungry animal tears through food—completely and without restraint!
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