(adj) causing or fraught with or showing anxiety, Syn. queasy, nervous, unquiet, uneasy, Example:spent an anxious night waiting for the test results; cast anxious glances behind her; those nervous moments before takeoff; an unquiet mind

anxiously

(adv) with anxiety or apprehension, Syn. uneasily, apprehensively, Example:we watched anxiously

anxiousness

(n) a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments, Syn. disquiet

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Anxious

a. [ L. anxius, fr. angere to cause pain, choke; akin to Gr. 'a`gchein to choke. See Anger. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying; -- applied to things; as, anxious labor. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sweet of life, from which
God hath bid dwell far off all anxious cares. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Earnestly desirous; as, anxious to please. [ 1913 Webster ]

He sneers alike at those who are anxious to preserve and at those who are eager for reform. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Anxious is followed by for, about, concerning, etc., before the object of solicitude. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Solicitous; careful; uneasy; unquiet; restless; concerned; disturbed; watchful. [ 1913 Webster ]

Anxiously

adv. In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously. [ 1913 Webster ]

Anxiousness

n. The quality of being anxious; great solicitude; anxiety. [ 1913 Webster ]

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