adj earnestly desirous; as, anxious to please.
2. anxious ·adj accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying;
applied to things; as, anxious labor.
3. anxious ·adj 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.