anxious
Cross references: 1. eager anx.ious \'an(k)-sh*s\ aj [L anxius; akin to L angere to strangle, distress - more at AN]GER 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 - anx.ious.ly av