a. | 1. | Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, esp. respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense; - applied to persons; |
2. | Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying; - applied to things; | |
3. | Earnestly desirous; |
Adj. | 1. | anxious - mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc; worried; "anxious parents"; "anxious about her job"; "not used to a city and anxious about small things"; "felt apprehensive about the consequences" Synonyms: apprehensive |
2. | anxious - eagerly desirous; "anxious to see the new show at the museum"; "dying to hear who won" Synonyms: dying | |
3. | anxious - causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind" |