FluentPlex

anxiously

/ˈæŋ(k).ʃəs.li/ adverb B1
  1. In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously. · He anxiously awaited the arrival of his child.
+ Save to review

From the library

Uncle Henry sat upon the doorstep and looked anxiously at the sky, which was even grayer than usual.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 2 · B2
Dorothy at once ran back to the cottage and found the oil-can, and then she returned and asked anxiously, “Where are your joints?”
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 26 · B2
“Is he a good man?” inquired the girl anxiously.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 11 · B2
The little girl began to weep, she was so much disappointed; and the eyes winked again and looked upon her anxiously, as if the Great Oz felt that she could help him if she would.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 70 · B2

Learn anxiously in real texts

With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.

Create free account
Words, meanings, pronunciations and translations from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.