anxiously
/ˈæŋ(k).ʃəs.li/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.09 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously.
Example Sentences
- "He anxiously awaited the arrival of his child."
- "He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance.[…]But she said she must go back, and when they joined the crowd again[…]she found her mother standing up before the seat on which she had sat all the evening searching anxiously for her with her eyes, and her father by her side."
- "'Even in summer, Grannie?' Heidi persisted anxiously."
- "High school seniors across California are anxiously awaiting word on their public university acceptances. But thousands of other soon-to-be graduates are virtually locked out. A key reason? Nearly half haven’t taken the required classes."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ-der. Proto-Italic *anɣō Latin angō Latin ānxiusbor. English anxious Middle English -ly English -ly English anxiously From anxious + -ly.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈæŋ(k).ʃəs.li/
Inflected Forms
more anxiously (comparative)
most anxiously (superlative)