adjective /ˈæŋˈʃəs/
a) Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, especially respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense;—applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle.
The sweet of life, from which God hath bid dwell far off all anxious cares. .
b) Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying;—applied to things; as, anxious labor.
He sneers alike at those who are anxious to preserve and at those who are eager for reform. .
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