ansioso
anxious
adjective ahn-SYOH-zoh Rare
Origin: Latin anxiosus, from anxius (troubled)
Also means
eager
Usage Note
Ansioso covers both the negative sense ('anxious, worried') and a positive one ('eager, keen') depending on context — sono ansioso di vederti means 'I am eager to see you', not worried. The feminine is ansiosa; it agrees in gender and number.
Examples
"È ansioso di conoscere i risultati."
Natural Translation
He is eager to know the results.
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