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Anxiousness vs Anxiously - What's the difference?

anxiousness | anxiously |

As a noun anxiousness

is the state of being anxious.

As an adverb anxiously is

in an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously.

anxiousness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The state of being anxious.
  • A feeling of anxiety.

    • anxiously

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously.
    • He anxiously awaited the arrival of his child.
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    • He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance.she found her mother standing up before the seat on which she had sat all the evening searching anxiously for her with her eyes, and her father by her side.