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Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying;—applied to things; as, anxious labor.
  • Earnestly desirous; as, anxious to please.
  • Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, esp. respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense;—applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle.

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