anxiously
adverb
uk/ˈæŋk.ʃəs.li/us/ˈæŋk.ʃəs.li/anxiouslyadverb(WORRIED)
B2
in a way thatshowsyou areworriedornervous:
Wewaitedanxiously by thephone.
- My littlenephewanxiouslyaskedwho wouldbabysithim if I wouldn't be there.
- Theypeeredanxiously out thewindowatwindandrain.
- Shepacedfromroomtoroomanxiously.
- "Is somethingwrong?" sheaskedanxiously.
Anxious and worried
- (all) hot and botheredidiom
- -racked
- aflutter
- agitated
- angsty
- anxious
- frightened
- fuss
- get in a sweatidiom
- grim
- grimly
- queasily
- queasiness
- queasy
- rattled
- rest easyidiom
- strung out
- worrier
- worrywart
- wound up
anxiouslyadverb(EAGER)
in a way thatshowsyou areeagerto get or do something:
Tomorrow thechildrenwillreceivetheiranxiouslyawaitedpresents.
- Theworldis anxiouslyawaitinga newrecordingfrom theformerchildprodigy.
- He anxiouslyawaitedthereturnof hishero.
- They are all anxiouslyhopingtheirlotterynumberswill come up.
Excited, interested and enthusiastic
- ablaze
- aflame
- aflutter
- agog
- all of a flutteridiom
- amped
- animated
- evangelical
- evangelistic
- excited
- excitedly
- exhilarated
- fevered
- go ahead
- heartily
- mood
- nuts
- omnivorous
- on the edge ofyourseatidiom
- orientated
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