- (a.) Accompanied with or causing, anxiety; worrying; -- applied to things; as, anxious labor.
- (a.) Earnestly desirous; as, anxious to please.
- (a.) Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, especially respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense; -- applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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