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Anx"ious (ă&nsmacr_;k"shŭs), a. [L. anxius, fr. angere to cause pain, choke; akin to Gr. 'a`gchein to choke. See Anger.] 1. 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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2. Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying; -- applied to things; as, anxious labor.
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The sweet of life, from which
God hath bid dwell far off all anxious cares.
Milton.
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3. Earnestly desirous; as, anxious to please.
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He sneers alike at those who are anxious to preserve and at those who are eager for reform. Macaulay.
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Anxious is followed by for, about, concerning, etc., before the object of solicitude.
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Syn. -- Solicitous; careful; uneasy; unquiet; restless; concerned; disturbed; watchful.
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