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21 sollicitō (sōli-)
sollicitō (sōli-) āvī, ātus, āre [sollicitus], to disturb, stir, agitate, move, shake: tellurem, i. e. to plough, V.: remis freta, V.: stamina docto Pollice, strikes the strings, O.: Maenalias feras, hunt, O.: mala copia Aegrum sollicitat stomachum, distresses, H.: manes, disturb (of Boreas), O.—Fig., to disturb, disquiet, worry, trouble, harass: ne se sollicitare velis, O.: rebellando nos, L.: quietae civitatis statum, L.: ea cura quietos (deos) Sollicitat, V.: Parce, precor, manes sollicitare meos, O.— To fill with apprehension, make anxious, make uneasy, disturb, distress: Ego id timeo? Ph. Quid te ergo aliud sollicitat? T.: multa sunt quae me sollicitant anguntque: ne cuius metu sollicitaret animos sociorum, L.: Desiderantem, quod satis est, neque Tumultuosum sollicitat mare, Nec, etc., H.: de posteris nostris sollicitor: Quibus nunc sollicitor rebus! ne aut ille alserit, etc., in fear, lest, etc., T.: me illa cura sollicitat, quod, etc.— To grieve, afflict, make wretched, distress: Quor meam senectutem huius sollicito amentiā? make my old age miserable, T.: nihil me magis sollicitabat quam non me ridere tecum.— To stir, rouse, excite, incite, stimulate, solicit, urge, invite, exhort, move: Unicus est de quo sollicitamur honor, O.: Cupidinem Lentum sollicitas, H.: Cum rapiant mala fata bonos... Sollicitor nullos esse putare deos, O.: maritum precibus, ne, etc., O.—Esp., to incite, urge to evil, inveigle, seduce, stimulate, instigate, provoke, tempt, abet: rursus agrarios: quos ex aere alieno laborare arbitrabatur, sollicitabat, Cs.: ingentibus ipsam Sollicitare datis, O.: Sollicitati dulcedine agrariae legis animi, L.: ad sollicitandas civitates, to incite to revolt, Cs.: servitia urbana, S.: omnes sollicitatos legationibus Persei, sed egregie in fide permanere, L.: qui Persas sollicitarent mittuntur, Cu.: hos (Hilotas) spe libertatis, N.: nuptae sollicitare fidem, to attempt, O.: in servis ad hospitem necandum sollicitandis: se sollicitatum esse ut regnare vellet: legati tumultūs Gallici excitandi causā a P. Lentulo sollicitati. -
22 studiōsus
studiōsus adj. with comp. and sup. [studium], eager, zealous, assiduous, anxious, fond, studious: homo: venandi aut pilae: placendi, O.: culinae, H.: summe omnium doctrinarum: restituendi mei quam retinendi studiosior.— Partial, friendly, favorable, attached, devoted: cohortem studiosam (habere): pectora, O.: nobilitatis: studiosior in me colendo: cum eius studiosissimo Pammene: existimationis meae studiosissimus.— Devoted to learning, learned, studious: cohors, H.— Plur m. as subst, studious men, the learned, students.* * *studiosa -um, studiosior -or -us, studiosissimus -a -um ADJeager, keen, full of zeal; studious; devoted to, fond of -
23 superstitiō
superstitiō ōnis, f [super+STA-], dread of the supernatural, credulous wonder, anxious credulity, superstition: nec vero superstitione tollendā religio tollitur: sagarum: tristis, H.: barbara: captus quādam superstitione animus, L.: Magna superstitio natalis amicae, O.— A superstitious rite: hostes operati superstitionibus, L.— An object of dread: Stygii caput fontis, Una superstitio superis quae reddita divis, V.* * *superstition; irrational religious awe -
24 trepidus
trepidus adj. [TARC-], restless, agitated, anxious, solicitous, disturbed, alarmed, in trepidation: Tum trepidae inter se coëunt (apes), in a hurry, V.: inproviso metu, S.: formidine, V.: (apes) trepidae rerum discurrunt, V.: Messenii trepidi rerum suarum, L.—Of things, bubbling, boiling, foaming: (ferrum) in trepidā submersum undā, O.: aënum, V.— Hurried, quick, restless: trepidae micant venae, O.: voltus, O.: cursus, V.: certamen, H.—Fig., perilous, critical, alarming: in re trepidā, at a critical juncture, L.: trepidis In rebus, H.: litterae, i. e. with alarming news, Cu.* * *trepida, trepidum ADJnervous, jumpy, agitated; perilous, alarming, frightened; boiling, foaming -
25 vigilāns
vigilāns antis, adj. with comp. [P. of vigilo], watchful, anxious, careful, vigilant: vigilantes et boni oculi: homo: curae, sleepless anxiety: nemo paratior, vigilantior: lumina, always burning (of a light-house), O.; see also vigilo.* * *vigilantis (gen.), vigilantior -or -us, viligantissimus -a -um ADJwatchful, vigilant, alert; wakeful, wide awake (of watchkeeper) -
26 anxio
anxiare, anxiavi, anxiatus V TRANSmake uneasy/anxious/nervous -
27 anxiosus
anxiosa, anxiosum ADJanxious, full of anxiety, uneasy; causing anxiety/pain/uneasiness -
28 avens
aventis (gen.), aventior -or -us, aventissimus -a -um ADJwilling, cheerful, glad, with pleasure; eager, anxious; covetous -
29 aveo
avere, -, - V INTRANShail; fare/be well; (IMP/INF; greeting/leaving); be eager or anxious; desire, wish for, long after, crave -
30 havens
(gen.), haventis ADJwilling, eager, anxious; covetous -
31 haveo
havere, -, - V INTRANShail!; (only IMP/INF); greeting/leaving; be eager/anxious (w/INF); desire, wish for, long after, cravehave/ave -- hail, farewell
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32 sollicite
sollicitius, sollicitissime ADVanxiously; with a troubled mind; with anxious care -
33 subvereor
subvereri, subveritus sum V DEPbe somewhat afraid/fearful/apprehensive; be rather anxious (Cas) -
34 trepidans
trepidantis (gen.), trepidantior -or -us, trepidantissimus -a -um ADJtrembling, anxious; panicking -
35 erectus
upright, standing / resolute / proud / alert / anxious / cheerful -
36 intentus
thorough, tense, anxious, strict. -
37 adflicto
afflicto (better adf-), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [ad, intensive], to disquiet greatly, to agitate, toss; to shatter, damage, harass, injure, lit. and trop.I.Lit. (rare):II.naves tempestas adflictabat,
Caes. B. G. 4, 29:quod minuente aestu (naves) in vadis adflictarentur,
were stranded, id. ib. 3, 12:Batavos,
Tac. H. 4, 79.—Far oftener,Trop., to trouble, disquiet, vex, torment, distress: adflictari amore, * Lucr. 4, 1151:homines aegri febri jactantur... deinde multo gravius adflictantur,
Cic. Cat. 1, 13; so Suet. Tit. 2:adflictatur res publica,
id. Har. Resp. 19:equites equosque adflictare,
Tac. H. 3, 19:adflictare ltaliam luxuriā saevitiāque,
id. A. 13, 30.—Hence, adflictare se or adflictari aliquā re, to grieve, to be greatly troubled in mind about a thing, to be very anxious or uneasy, to afflict one's self:ne te adflictes,
Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 31:cum se Alcibiades adflictaret,
Cic. Tusc. 3, 32; 3, 27:de domesticis rebus acerbissime adflictor,
id. Att. 11, 1:mulieres adflictare sese, manus supplices ad caelum tendere,
Sall. C. 31, 3. -
38 aeger
aeger, gra, grum, adj. [Curtius proposes to connect it with ep-eigô, to press, drive; aigis, storm-wind; aiges, waves; and Sanscr. egāmi, to tremble; trembling, shaking, being a common symptom of illness], designates indisposition, as well of mind as of body (while aegrotus is generally used only of physical disease; class.; in Cic. far more frequent than aegrotus; Celsus uses only aeger, never aegrotus).I. (α).Of men:(β).homines aegri morbo gravi,
Cic. Cat. 1, 13:graviter aegrum fuisse,
id. Div. 1, 25; id. Tusc. 2, 25, 61:infirma atque aegra valetudo,
id. Brut. 48 fin.:aegro corpore esse,
id. ad Quir. 1 fin.:ex vulnere,
id. Rep. 2, 21:vulneribus,
Nep. Milt. 7:pedibus,
Sall. C. 59, 4; so Liv. 42, 28; Tac. H. 3, 38;Wernsd. Poët. L. Min. 6, 197, 8: stomachus,
Hor. S. 2, 2, 43:anhelitus,
shortness of breath, Verg. A. 5, 432.—At a later period constr. with gen. or acc.:Psyche aegra corporis, animi saucia,
App. M. 4, 86, p. 310 Oud. (cf. id. ib. 5, 102, p. 360 Oud.: Psyche corporis et animi alioquin infirma; and Liv. Andron. ap. Prisc. p. 725 P.:inops, aegra sanitatis, where, however, Bothe suspects aegra to be a gloss.): memini, me quondam pedes tunc graviter aegrum,
Gell. 19, 10.—Subst., a sick person, Cic. Div. 2, 3:ne aegri quidem omnes convalescunt,
id. N. D. 2, 4: aegro adhibere medicinam, id. de Or. 2, 44, 186:vicinum funus aegros exanimat,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 126:ungebant oleo multos aegros,
Vulg. Marc. 6, 16; ib. Act. 5, 16. —Hence, ab aegris servus, an attendant on the sick, a nurse (cf. ab):D. M. SEXTORIO AVG. LIB. AB AEGRIS CVBICVLARIORVM,
Inscr. Orell. 2886.—Of brutes:(γ).sues aegri,
Verg. G. 3, 496; so Col. 6, 5, 1:avidos inlidit in aegrum Cornipedem cursus,
i. e. wounded, Stat. Th. 11, 517.—Of plants, diseased:II.seges aegra,
Verg. A. 3, 142:aegra arbor,
Pall. Febr. 25, 23:vitis,
id. Mart. 7, 4.—Fig.A.Of the mind, troubled, anxious, dejected, sad, sorrowful, etc., of any agitation of the passions or feelings, of love, hope, fear, anxiety, sorrow:(α).aeger animus,
Sall. J. 74:aegris animis legati superveniunt,
Liv. 2, 3, 5; cf.Drak. ad h. l.: scribendi cacoëthes aegro in corde senescit,
Juv. 7, 52: aegri mortales, i. e. miseri (deiloi brotoi, oizuroi, poluponoi), Verg. A. 2, 268; constr. with abl., gen., and ab.With abl.: Medea animo aegra, amore saevo saucia, Enn. ap. Cic. Cael. 8 (the later edd. animo aegro, as B. and K.):(β).animus aeger avaritiā,
Sall. J. 31:amore,
Liv. 30, 11:curis,
Verg. A. 1, 208 al. —With gen. of respect (cf. Drak. ad Liv. 30, 15, 9; Rudd. II. p. 73; and Roby, II. § 1321): aeger consilii, infirm in purpose, Sall. Fragm. ap. Arusian, p. 212 Lind., and Stat. Th. 9, 141:(γ).animi,
Liv. 1, 58; 2, 36; Curt. 4, 3, 11.— Of cause:rerum temere motarum,
Flor. 3, 17, 9:morae,
Luc. 7, 240:delicti,
Sil. 13, 52:pericli,
id. 15, 135:timoris,
id. 3, 72.—With ab:B.A morbo valui, ab animo aeger fui,
Plaut. Ep. 1, 2, 26.—Trop., of a diseased condition of the state, suffering, weak, feeble:a.maxime aegra et prope deposita rei publicae pars,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 2:qui et semper aegri aliquid esse in re publica volunt,
Liv. 5, 3; Flor. 3, 23 al.— Of the eyes, evil, envious:recentem aliorum felicitatem aegris oculis introspicere,
Tac. H. 2, 20 (Halm here reads acribus). —Of abstr. things, sad, sorrowful, grievous, unfortunate (class., but for the most part poet.):numquam quidquam meo animo fuit aegrius,
Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 29 (where aegrius may be the adv.;v. aegre below): dolores aegri,
Lucr. 3, 905:luctus,
id. 3, 933:amor,
Verg. G. 4, 464:mors,
id. ib. 3, 512:spes,
i. e. faint, slight hope, Sil. 9, 543:fides,
wavering, id. 2, 392 al. —As subst.: aegrum, i, n.:plus aegri ex abitu viri quam ex adventu voluptatis cepi,
more pain, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 11:sed cui nihil accidit aegri,
Lucr. 5, 171.— Adv.: aegrē.— Lit.Object.(α).Uncomfortably:(β).nescio quid meo animost aegre,
disturbs my mind, vexes, annoys me, Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 35; so, aegre esse alicui, often in Plaut. and Ter. (like bene or male esse alicui); Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 26; id. Capt. 3, 5, 43; Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 63 al.; cf.opp. volupe, volup: si illis aegrest, mihi quod volup est,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 152.— Absol.:aegre est,
Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 57.—Also:aegre facere alicui,
to vex, hurt, Plaut. Cas. 3, 4, 17; Ter. Eun. 5, 5, 31; and:aegre audire aliquid ex aliquo,
any thing annoying, disagreeable, id. Hec. 5, 1, 39.—With difficulty or effort (opp. facile):(γ).omnis conglutinatio recens aegre, inveterata facile divellitur,
Cic. de Sen. 20, 72; cf.:inveteratio, ut in corporibus, aegrius depellitur quam perturbatio,
id. Tusc. 4, 37, 81; and:omne bellum sumi facile, ceterum aegerrime desinere,
Sall. J. 83, 1:nec magis versutus nec quo ab caveas aegrius,
Plaut. As. 1, 1, 106:aegre rastris terram rimantur,
Verg. G. 3, 534 al.:non aegre persequi iter,
Col. 9, 8, 9; so,haud aegre,
Curt. 4, 3, 10; 10, 8, 22. —More freq.,= vix, Gr. mogis, hardly, scarcely:b.aegre nimis risum continui,
Plaut. As. 3, 2, 36:aegre me tenui,
Cic. Att. 16, 11:aegre fero, v. fero: aegre abstinere quin, etc.,
Liv. 2, 45:aegre stantes,
Tac. Agr. 36 al. —Hence often vix aegreque in connection, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 27; Flor. 2, 10; Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 7; id. S. 1, 7; App. M. 1, p. 111.—Subject., with grief, regret, displeasure, or dislike, unwillingly, reluctantly: discessit, aegre ferens, distempered, vexed (opp. laetus), Cic. Div. 1, 33 fin.:aegre pati,
Liv. 1, 9 et saep.:aegre tolerare,
Tac. Agr. 13:si alibi plus perdiderim, minus aegre habeam, i. e. feram,
Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 16:aegre carere,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 5, 13. — Comp.:quod aegrius patimur,
Liv. 7, 13: aegrius accipere, Tac. Ann. 4, 71.— Sup.:aegerrime ferre,
Sall. J. 87: aegerrime pati Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 44, 105. -
39 aegresco
I.Lit.: morbis aegrescimus ĭsdem, * Lucr. 5, 349:II.aegrescunt corvi,
Plin. 10, 12, 15, § 32.—Fig.A.To grow worse: violentia Turni exsuperat magis, aegrescitque (i. e. asperior fit) medendo, * Verg. A. 12, 45:B.in corde sedens aegrescit cura parentis,
Stat. Th. 1, 400.—To be troubled, anxious, afflicted, grieved:rebus laetis,
Stat. Th. 2, 18: his anxia mentem Aegrescit curis (mentem, Gr. acc.), id. ib. 12, 193:sollicitudine,
Tac. A. 15, 25 fin. -
40 aegrum
aeger, gra, grum, adj. [Curtius proposes to connect it with ep-eigô, to press, drive; aigis, storm-wind; aiges, waves; and Sanscr. egāmi, to tremble; trembling, shaking, being a common symptom of illness], designates indisposition, as well of mind as of body (while aegrotus is generally used only of physical disease; class.; in Cic. far more frequent than aegrotus; Celsus uses only aeger, never aegrotus).I. (α).Of men:(β).homines aegri morbo gravi,
Cic. Cat. 1, 13:graviter aegrum fuisse,
id. Div. 1, 25; id. Tusc. 2, 25, 61:infirma atque aegra valetudo,
id. Brut. 48 fin.:aegro corpore esse,
id. ad Quir. 1 fin.:ex vulnere,
id. Rep. 2, 21:vulneribus,
Nep. Milt. 7:pedibus,
Sall. C. 59, 4; so Liv. 42, 28; Tac. H. 3, 38;Wernsd. Poët. L. Min. 6, 197, 8: stomachus,
Hor. S. 2, 2, 43:anhelitus,
shortness of breath, Verg. A. 5, 432.—At a later period constr. with gen. or acc.:Psyche aegra corporis, animi saucia,
App. M. 4, 86, p. 310 Oud. (cf. id. ib. 5, 102, p. 360 Oud.: Psyche corporis et animi alioquin infirma; and Liv. Andron. ap. Prisc. p. 725 P.:inops, aegra sanitatis, where, however, Bothe suspects aegra to be a gloss.): memini, me quondam pedes tunc graviter aegrum,
Gell. 19, 10.—Subst., a sick person, Cic. Div. 2, 3:ne aegri quidem omnes convalescunt,
id. N. D. 2, 4: aegro adhibere medicinam, id. de Or. 2, 44, 186:vicinum funus aegros exanimat,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 126:ungebant oleo multos aegros,
Vulg. Marc. 6, 16; ib. Act. 5, 16. —Hence, ab aegris servus, an attendant on the sick, a nurse (cf. ab):D. M. SEXTORIO AVG. LIB. AB AEGRIS CVBICVLARIORVM,
Inscr. Orell. 2886.—Of brutes:(γ).sues aegri,
Verg. G. 3, 496; so Col. 6, 5, 1:avidos inlidit in aegrum Cornipedem cursus,
i. e. wounded, Stat. Th. 11, 517.—Of plants, diseased:II.seges aegra,
Verg. A. 3, 142:aegra arbor,
Pall. Febr. 25, 23:vitis,
id. Mart. 7, 4.—Fig.A.Of the mind, troubled, anxious, dejected, sad, sorrowful, etc., of any agitation of the passions or feelings, of love, hope, fear, anxiety, sorrow:(α).aeger animus,
Sall. J. 74:aegris animis legati superveniunt,
Liv. 2, 3, 5; cf.Drak. ad h. l.: scribendi cacoëthes aegro in corde senescit,
Juv. 7, 52: aegri mortales, i. e. miseri (deiloi brotoi, oizuroi, poluponoi), Verg. A. 2, 268; constr. with abl., gen., and ab.With abl.: Medea animo aegra, amore saevo saucia, Enn. ap. Cic. Cael. 8 (the later edd. animo aegro, as B. and K.):(β).animus aeger avaritiā,
Sall. J. 31:amore,
Liv. 30, 11:curis,
Verg. A. 1, 208 al. —With gen. of respect (cf. Drak. ad Liv. 30, 15, 9; Rudd. II. p. 73; and Roby, II. § 1321): aeger consilii, infirm in purpose, Sall. Fragm. ap. Arusian, p. 212 Lind., and Stat. Th. 9, 141:(γ).animi,
Liv. 1, 58; 2, 36; Curt. 4, 3, 11.— Of cause:rerum temere motarum,
Flor. 3, 17, 9:morae,
Luc. 7, 240:delicti,
Sil. 13, 52:pericli,
id. 15, 135:timoris,
id. 3, 72.—With ab:B.A morbo valui, ab animo aeger fui,
Plaut. Ep. 1, 2, 26.—Trop., of a diseased condition of the state, suffering, weak, feeble:a.maxime aegra et prope deposita rei publicae pars,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 2:qui et semper aegri aliquid esse in re publica volunt,
Liv. 5, 3; Flor. 3, 23 al.— Of the eyes, evil, envious:recentem aliorum felicitatem aegris oculis introspicere,
Tac. H. 2, 20 (Halm here reads acribus). —Of abstr. things, sad, sorrowful, grievous, unfortunate (class., but for the most part poet.):numquam quidquam meo animo fuit aegrius,
Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 29 (where aegrius may be the adv.;v. aegre below): dolores aegri,
Lucr. 3, 905:luctus,
id. 3, 933:amor,
Verg. G. 4, 464:mors,
id. ib. 3, 512:spes,
i. e. faint, slight hope, Sil. 9, 543:fides,
wavering, id. 2, 392 al. —As subst.: aegrum, i, n.:plus aegri ex abitu viri quam ex adventu voluptatis cepi,
more pain, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 11:sed cui nihil accidit aegri,
Lucr. 5, 171.— Adv.: aegrē.— Lit.Object.(α).Uncomfortably:(β).nescio quid meo animost aegre,
disturbs my mind, vexes, annoys me, Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 35; so, aegre esse alicui, often in Plaut. and Ter. (like bene or male esse alicui); Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 26; id. Capt. 3, 5, 43; Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 63 al.; cf.opp. volupe, volup: si illis aegrest, mihi quod volup est,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 152.— Absol.:aegre est,
Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 57.—Also:aegre facere alicui,
to vex, hurt, Plaut. Cas. 3, 4, 17; Ter. Eun. 5, 5, 31; and:aegre audire aliquid ex aliquo,
any thing annoying, disagreeable, id. Hec. 5, 1, 39.—With difficulty or effort (opp. facile):(γ).omnis conglutinatio recens aegre, inveterata facile divellitur,
Cic. de Sen. 20, 72; cf.:inveteratio, ut in corporibus, aegrius depellitur quam perturbatio,
id. Tusc. 4, 37, 81; and:omne bellum sumi facile, ceterum aegerrime desinere,
Sall. J. 83, 1:nec magis versutus nec quo ab caveas aegrius,
Plaut. As. 1, 1, 106:aegre rastris terram rimantur,
Verg. G. 3, 534 al.:non aegre persequi iter,
Col. 9, 8, 9; so,haud aegre,
Curt. 4, 3, 10; 10, 8, 22. —More freq.,= vix, Gr. mogis, hardly, scarcely:b.aegre nimis risum continui,
Plaut. As. 3, 2, 36:aegre me tenui,
Cic. Att. 16, 11:aegre fero, v. fero: aegre abstinere quin, etc.,
Liv. 2, 45:aegre stantes,
Tac. Agr. 36 al. —Hence often vix aegreque in connection, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 27; Flor. 2, 10; Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 7; id. S. 1, 7; App. M. 1, p. 111.—Subject., with grief, regret, displeasure, or dislike, unwillingly, reluctantly: discessit, aegre ferens, distempered, vexed (opp. laetus), Cic. Div. 1, 33 fin.:aegre pati,
Liv. 1, 9 et saep.:aegre tolerare,
Tac. Agr. 13:si alibi plus perdiderim, minus aegre habeam, i. e. feram,
Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 16:aegre carere,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 5, 13. — Comp.:quod aegrius patimur,
Liv. 7, 13: aegrius accipere, Tac. Ann. 4, 71.— Sup.:aegerrime ferre,
Sall. J. 87: aegerrime pati Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 44, 105.
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anxious — (adj.) 1620s, from L. anxius solicitous, uneasy, troubled in mind (also causing anxiety, troublesome ), from angere, anguere choke, squeeze, figuratively torment, cause distress (see ANGER (Cf. anger) (v.)). The same image is in Serbo Croatian… … Etymology dictionary
anxious — 1 worried, concerned, solicitous, careful (see under CARE n) Analogous words: *fearful, apprehensive, afraid: uneasy, jittery, *impatient: perturbed, agitated, upset (see DISCOMPOSE) Antonyms: composed Contrasted words: *cool, unruffled,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
anxious — ► ADJECTIVE 1) experiencing worry or unease. 2) very eager and concerned to do something. DERIVATIVES anxiously adverb anxiousness noun. ORIGIN Latin anxius, from angere to choke … English terms dictionary