Anxious (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Eagerly desirous; "anxious to see the new show at the museum"; "dying to hear who won".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The children were anxious to unwrap their Christmas presents as soon as they walked into the house.
- She's been anxious to travel the world since she was a teenager.
- He's anxious to know the results of his college entrance exams.
- The kids are anxious to play in the newly opened water park this summer.
- Everyone was anxious to meet the new team leader at the office meeting.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.