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- [angk-shuh s, ang-]
- /ˈæŋk ʃəs, ˈæŋ-/
- /ˈæŋk.ʃəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [angk-shuh s, ang-]
- /ˈæŋk ʃəs, ˈæŋ-/
Definitions of anxiously word
- adjective anxiously full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous: Her parents were anxious about her poor health. 1
- adjective anxiously earnestly desirous; eager (usually followed by an infinitive or for): anxious to please; anxious for our happiness. 1
- adjective anxiously attended with or showing solicitude or uneasiness: anxious forebodings. 1
- noun anxiously The earliest sense of anxious (in the 17th century) was “troubled” or “worried”: We are still anxious for the safety of our dear sons in battle. Its meaning “earnestly desirous, eager” arose in the mid-18th century: We are anxious to see our new grandson. Some insist that anxious must always convey a sense of distress or worry and object to its use in the sense of “eager,” but such use is fully standard. 1
- noun anxiously In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously. 1
- adverb anxiously nervously 1
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Origin of anxiously
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; < Latin anxius worried, distressed, derivative of angere to strangle, pain, distress; cf. anguish, -ous
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Parts of speech for Anxiously
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anxiously popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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adv anxiously
- warily — in a wary manner.
- delicately — fine in texture, quality, construction, etc.: a delicate lace collar.
- thoroughly — in a thorough manner or degree; completely and carefully: We will review the data thoroughly.
- laboriously — requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking.
- gingerly — with great care or caution; warily.
adverb anxiously
- nervously — highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
- worriedly — having or characterized by worry; concerned; anxious: Their worried parents called the police.
- uneasily — not easy in body or mind; uncomfortable; restless; disturbed; perturbed.
- fretful — disposed or quick to fret; irritable or peevish.
- fearfully — causing or apt to cause fear; frightening: a fearful apparition.
Antonyms for anxiously
adv anxiously
- incompletely — not complete; lacking some part.
- partially — being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt.
- inadequately — not adequate or sufficient; inept or unsuitable.
- carelessly — If someone does something carelessly, they do it without much thought or effort.
- incautious — not cautious; careless; reckless; heedless.
adverb anxiously
- calmly — You can use calmly to emphasize that someone is behaving in a very controlled or ordinary way in a frightening or unusual situation.
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