anxious
Nervous and worried.
Adjective 4 meanings
Nervous and worried.
Having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown.
“She was anxious to hear how her test results were.”
Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying.
“anxious labor”
Earnestly desirous.
“He is anxious to please, so you can count on him.”
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin anxius, from angō (“to cause pain, choke”); akin to Ancient Greek ἄγχω (ánkhō, “to choke”). See anger; angst.
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ANXIOUS at a glance
ANXIOUS has 7 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (A 1 + N 1 + X 8 + I 1 + O 1 + U 1 + S 1) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,015 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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