Definition of ANXIOUSLY

anxiously

Adverb

  • with anxiety or apprehension
    • "we watched anxiously"

Adv

  • In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously.

Examples

  • He anxiously awaited the arrival of his child.

Origin / Etymology

From anxious + -ly.

Scrabble Score: 19

anxiously: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
anxiously: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
anxiously: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

anxiously: valid Words With Friends Word