anxiously
Americanadverb
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in an uneasy or worried manner.
My first call was to my wife, who had been anxiously awaiting word of my whereabouts.
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in an earnestly desirous or eager manner.
They are anxiously awaiting the birth of their first child.
Other Word Forms
- quasi-anxiously adverb
- unanxiously adverb
Etymology
Origin of anxiously
Example Sentences
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Almost everyone is anxiously staring at the TVs, willing those same four men to reach a Winter Olympic final.
From BBC
She was peering anxiously at him and Chip.
From Literature
Lillard went second in the finals and watched anxiously from the bench as it looked like Booker would overtake him before missing his last three shots from the corner.
From Los Angeles Times
This cozily claustrophobic home is located in Boston’s historic Beacon Hill district in the period before they had children and were striving anxiously to realize their early promise.
From Los Angeles Times
Outside the school, parents gathered at a nearby community centre as they anxiously waited to be reunited with their children.
From BBC
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