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31anxious concern — index consternation, misgiving Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
32anxious, eager — In careful use, anxious implies anxiety, worry, or uneasiness: The physician was anxious about the pulse rate of his patient. Eager means keenly desirous, wanting to : Bob was eager to see his old friend. Eager is rarely used where anxious is… …
33anxious seat — noun see anxious bench * * * 1. Also called anxious bench. Chiefly North Atlantic States and Southern and South Midland U.S. a seat reserved at a revival meeting for those troubled by conscience and eager for spiritual assistance. 2. a state of… …
34anxious bench — noun or anxious seat 1. : a seat near the pulpit reserved at some revival meetings for persons especially concerned about their spiritual condition called also mourners bench 2. : a state of worry or anxiety caused by uncertainty everybody was… …
35anxious seat — 1. Also called anxious bench. Chiefly North Atlantic States and Southern and South Midland U.S. a seat reserved at a revival meeting for those troubled by conscience and eager for spiritual assistance. 2. a state of anxiety, esp. about the… …
36anxious — Synonyms and related words: aching, aghast, agitated, agog, alacritous, alarmed, all agog, all overish, anguished, animated, annoyed, antsy, antsy pantsy, anxioused up, apprehensive, ardent, athirst, avid, beset, bored, bothered, breathless,… …
37anxious — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Disturbed in mind] Syn. apprehensive, concerned, uneasy, worried; see afraid 1 , troubled 1 , uneasy 1 . 2. [Eager] Syn. deSirous, zealous, eager, fervent; see eager , enthusiastic 1 , 2 . See Synonym Study at eager . II …
38anxious — anx·ious || æŋkʃəs adj. fearful, worried; worrisome; craving, yearning; eager …
39anxious to — longing for, craving …
40anxious — adjective 1》 experiencing worry, nervousness, or unease. 2》 very eager and concerned to do something or for something to happen. Derivatives anxiously adverb anxiousness noun Origin C17: from L. anxius (from angere to choke ) + ous …
