anxiously

Meanings

• adverb

  Showing or feeling fear, worry, or apprehension.

• adjective

  Acting or causing uneasiness or fear.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with anxiously
applaudingly , condescendingly , disdainfully , excusingly , hastily , insultingly , obediently , precisely , regally , reliably , suspiciously , triumphantly

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Variants

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anxious , anxiously , anxiousness , anxiousnesses

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Etymology

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From Old French angoisse, from angoisir ‘to torment, afflict’.

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Trivia

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1. Anxiously is the opposite of calmly. Anxiously and calmly are antonyms.

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Related Concepts

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1. anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or apprehension about what is to come.

2. apprehension: A feeling of fear or anxiety, often about a future event or situation.

3. worry: To feel or cause to feel concern or anxiety.

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Quotes

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1. The individual states—fearful of losing industry and richer residents to lower-tax rivals and "anxious" to minimize their burden of needy citizens …

   - {it}Atlantic{/it},May 1997

2. … to the eye "anxious" for reform in the city and forgetful of conditions in the countryside …

   - Joseph A. Amato,{it}Dust{/it},2000

3. He was so "anxious" to get a fly into the water that he had to reproach himself for haste.

   - John Cheever,{it}The Wapshot Chronicle{/it},1957

4. He was exhausted yet exhilarated, "anxious" … about getting on the ice with a team that had a chance to win.

   - Michael Farber,{it}Sports Illustrated{/it},20 Mar. 2000

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Culture

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Anxiously is often used in literature and art to depict characters who are worried, fearful, or uncertain. In music, it can be used to describe a performance that is tense or nervous.

How to Memorize "anxiously"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person with a worried expression, biting their nails and looking uneasy. Visualize the feeling of butterflies in your stomach when you're anxious.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'anxiously' with the feeling of unease or fear. Think of a time when you felt anxious and remember how it made you feel.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym A-N-X-I-O-U-S to remember the meaning of anxiously: Anxiety, Nervous, eXcited, apprehensive, insecurity, uncertainty, and fear.

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