solicitous adj

1 full of anxiety and concern; "solicitous parents"; "solicitous about the future"

2 showing hovering attentiveness; "solicitous about about her health"; "made solicitous inquiries about our family"

English

Etymology

From sollicitus, solicitus. See solicit.

Adjective

1. Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil; concerned; anxious; careful.

   Solicitous of my reputation. -Dryden.

   He was solicitous for his advice. -Calerendon.

   Enjoy the present, whatsoever it be, and be not solicitous about the future. -Jer. Taylor.

   The colonel had been intent upon other things, and not enough solicitous to finish the fortifications. -Clarendon.

Derived terms

• solicitously
• solicitousness

References

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