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anxious
adjective
Eagerly desirous
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ˈaŋ(k)ʃəs
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adjective
Eagerly desirous
“Anxious to see the new show at the museum”
adjective
Causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
“Spent an anxious night waiting for the test results”
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Anxious to see the new show at the museum
Dying to hear who won
Spent an anxious night waiting for the test results
Cast anxious glances behind her
Those nervous moments before takeoff
An unquiet mind
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