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Word entry · 7 letters

anxious

Best crossword clue

"Uneasy inside"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈæŋkʃəs/Part of speech adjectiveSorted ainosuxStarts with AEnds with S2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Worried, uneasy, or nervous about something.

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin anxius, from angō (“to cause pain, choke”); akin to Ancient Greek ἄγχω (ánkhō, “to choke”). See anger; angst.

Used in a sentence

  • She was anxious to hear how her test results were.
  • I could tell she was anxious as she was biting her nails.
  • But, with United fans in celebratory mood as it appeared their team might snatch glory, they faced an anxious wait as City equalised in stoppage time.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Uneasy inside7 letters
02Worried and tense7 letters

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