anxious ▶ adjective 1. feeling or showing worry, nervousness, - TopicsExpress



          

anxious ▶ adjective 1. feeling or showing worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome: she was extremely anxious about her exams | an anxious look. ▪ [attrib.] (of a situation or period of time) causing or characterized by worry or nervousness: there were some anxious moments. 2. very eager or concerned to do something or for something to happen: the company was anxious to avoid any trouble | [with clause] my parents were anxious that I get an education. — DERIVATIVES anxiously adverb anxiousness noun. — ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin anxius (from angere to choke) + -ous.
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