Definition of anxious

• a. - Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, esp. respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense; -- applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle.
• a. - Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying; -- applied to things; as, anxious labor.
• a. - Earnestly desirous; as, anxious to please.
• a. - Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, esp. respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense; -- applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle.
• a. - Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying; -- applied to things; as, anxious labor.
• a. - Earnestly desirous; as, anxious to please.