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anxiously

American  
[angk-shuhs-lee, ang-] / ˈæŋk ʃəs li, ˈæŋ- /

adverb

  1. in an uneasy or worried manner.

    My first call was to my wife, who had been anxiously awaiting word of my whereabouts.

  2. 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

anxious ( def. ) + -ly

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