meaning of anxious
1. Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, esp. respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense; -- applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle.
2. Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying; -- applied to things; as, anxious labor.
3. Earnestly desirous; as, anxious to please.
4. eagerly desirous; "anxious to see the new show at the museum"; "dying to hear who
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Related Words
anxious | anxiously | anxiousness |
