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overanxiously

/ˌoʊvɚɹˈæŋʃəsli/ adv

With excessive anxiety.

Word Origin Overanxiously comes from overanxious, which pairs over- (excessively) with anxious from Latin 'anxius' — 'troubled, distressed.' So it's being anxious to an excessive degree. The root anxius gives us anxiety and anxiously, while over- appears in overdo, overwork, etc.

adv With excessive anxiety.

She checked her phone overanxiously every two minutes waiting for the test results.

(副词) 过度焦虑地；过分担心地

她过度焦虑地每两分钟就查看一次手机，等待着测试结果。

(adverbio) Con ansiedad excesiva.

Revisaba su teléfono con ansiedad excesiva cada dos minutos mientras esperaba los resultados del examen.

(adverbe) trop anxieusement; anxieusement; de manière excessivement anxieuse [avec une anxiété excessive; d'une manière trop inquiète.]

Elle vérifiait son téléphone avec une anxiété excessive toutes les deux minutes en attendant les résultats.

(Adverb) überängstlich; mit übergroßer Besorgnis [Mit übermäßiger, oft unnötiger Besorgnis oder Nervosität.]

Sie sah **overanxiously** alle zwei Minuten auf ihr Handy, während sie auf die Testergebnisse wartete.

(副詞) 過度に不安な様子で。

彼女はテストの結果を待ちながら、2分ごとに過度に不安そうに携帯電話を確かめた。

(advérbio) ansiadamente; com ansiedade excessiva; excessivamente ansiosamente [Com ansiedade excessiva.]

Ela verificava o celular com ansiedade excessiva a cada dois minutos, esperando os resultados do exame.

Synonyms: anxiously worriedly nervously fretfully agitatedly apprehensively uneasily edgily Antonyms: calmly coolly composedly serenely
Word parts: over + anxious + ly

Related words

anxiety anxiously

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