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anxiously

[angk-shuhs-lee, ang-] / ˈæŋk ʃəs li, ˈæŋ- /


ADVERB
nervously
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Anxiously scanning the horizon, hoping that a brilliant force will leave the masses forever changed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

It’s totally fine to karaoke with a buddy, but if that’s the only way someone sings, they’re the Anxiously Attached Performer.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2023

Anxiously attached people tend to be overly preoccupied with their partners and whether they love them back, while avoidants equate intimacy with a loss of independence and deploy distancing strategies.

From The Guardian • Nov. 5, 2019

Anxiously Waiting: The most likely scenario is that Mr. Corvette is using the matching site to meet other women, and you should do the same to meet other men.

From Washington Post • Jul. 2, 2018

Anxiously, she turned and looked at the man Viserys hoped would ask to wed her before the night was done.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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