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anxious
adjective
feeling
worried
or
nervous
because
something
unpleasant
might
happen
•
Lena
felt
anxious
before
giving
her
first
big
speech
at
school
.
Lena
felt
anxious
before
giving
her
first
big
speech
at
school
.
•
The
rumbling
thunder
made
the
little
boy
anxious
about
the
storm
.
The
rumbling
thunder
made
the
little
boy
anxious
about
the
storm
.
From
Latin
anxius
“
troubled
,
uneasy
”
+
English
adjective
suffix
-ous
,
first
recorded
in
English
in
the
17th
century
.
adjective
wanting
something
very
much
,
often
because
it
is
important
or
exciting
•
The
volunteers
were
anxious
to
start
rebuilding
the
damaged
houses
.
The
volunteers
were
anxious
to
start
rebuilding
the
damaged
houses
.
•
He
is
anxious
for
his
parents
to
meet
his
new
fiancée
.
He
is
anxious
for
his
parents
to
meet
his
new
fiancée
.
Sense
of
strong
eagerness
developed
from
the
original
idea
of
restless
desire
in
the
early
19th
century
.
