anxiously

B1
US /ˈæŋ(k).ʃəs.li/
adv Freq #23289

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    with anxiety or apprehension

    we watched anxiously

  2. 2
    adv

    In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously.

    He anxiously awaited the arrival of his child.

Etymology

From anxious + -ly.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · with anxiety or apprehension apprehensivelyuneasily

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