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anxious adj 1 a worried, nervous or fearful; b (anxious about something) worried, nervous, or fearful about what will or may happen • anxious about her job security; c (anxious for someone or something) concerned about them or it • anxious for his safety. 2 causing worry, fear or uncertainty • an anxious moment. 3 very eager • anxious to do well. anxiously adverb. anxiousness noun.
ETYMOLOGY: 17c: from Latin anxius troubled in the mind, from angere to press tightly.
anxious adj 1 a worried, nervous or fearful; b (anxious about something) worried, nervous, or fearful about what will or may happen • anxious about her job security; c (anxious for someone or something) concerned about them or it • anxious for his safety. 2 causing worry, fear or uncertainty • an anxious moment. 3 very eager • anxious to do well. anxiously adverb. anxiousness noun.
ETYMOLOGY: 17c: from Latin anxius troubled in the mind, from angere to press tightly.
anxious adj 1 a worried, nervous or fearful; b (anxious about something) worried, nervous, or fearful about what will or may happen • anxious about her job security; c (anxious for someone or something) concerned about them or it • anxious for his safety. 2 causing worry, fear or uncertainty • an anxious moment. 3 very eager • anxious to do well. anxiously adverb. anxiousness noun.
ETYMOLOGY: 17c: from Latin anxius troubled in the mind, from angere to press tightly.
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