Adverb
In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI've always thought respectable people scoundrels, and I look anxiously at my face every morning for signs of my becoming a scoundrel. Bertrand Russell
Do you suppose there is any living man so unreasonable that if he found himself stricken with a dangerous ailment he would not anxiously desire to regain the blessing of health? Petrarch
it must be plain also that we should not anxiously strive for riches and honors by relying on our own diligence or cleverness or by depending on the favor of men or by trusting in the notion of good luck, but that we should always expect the Lord to direct us to the lot he has provided for us. John Calvin
It might be the doing of Satan, in whom Aaron anxiously believed with all of his being except, perhaps, his mind. Sinclair Lewis
Has he come armed, then?” she asked anxiously. "Has he brought a pistol or a sword?” Ian shook his head, his dark hair lifting wildly in the wind. "Oh, no, Mam!” he said. "It's worse. He's brought a lawyer! Diana Gabaldon
Do not anxiously hope for that which is not yet come; do not vainly regret what is already past. Chinese Proverb