anxious

/ˈaŋ(k)-shəs/

Latin anxius "worried, disturbed, uneasy, marked by or inducing anxiety or distress" (adjective derivative from the base of angere "to choke, cause pain to, afflict, vex") + -ous

adjective

  1. characterized by extreme uneasiness of mind or brooding fear about some contingency : worried

  2. characterized by, resulting from, or causing anxiety : worrying

  3. ardently or earnestly wishing

anxious parents

eager avid keen anxious athirst mean moved by a strong and urgent desire or interest. eager implies ardor and enthusiasm and sometimes impatience at delay or restraint. avid adds to eager the implication of insatiability or greed.