solicitous
AdjectiveUS[suh-lis-uh-tuhs]/səˈlɪsətəs/4 syllables
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Adjective (2)
- full of anxiety and concern“solicitous parents”“solicitous about the future”Opposite unconcernedSimilar concerned
- showing hovering attentiveness“solicitous about her health”“made solicitous inquiries about our family”Opposite inattentiveSimilar attentive
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
So·lic′it·ous adjective
Origin: L. sollicitus, solicitus. See Solicit, transitive verb
Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil; concerned; anxious; careful. “Solicitous of my reputation.” John Dryden “He was solicitous for his advice.” Calerendon.
Enjoy the present, whatsoever it be, and be not solicitous about the future.— Taylor, Jeremy
The colonel had been intent upon other things, and not enough solicitous to finish the fortifications.— Edward Hyde, first earl of Clarendon
— So·lic′wb-a1′>′it·ous·ly, adverb — So·lic′wb-a1′>′it·ous·ness, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54