| solicitous | (adj) full of anxiety and concern, Example: solicitous parents; solicitous about the future |
| solicitous | (adj) showing hovering attentiveness, Example: solicitous about her health; made solicitous inquiries about our family |
| solicitously | (adv) in a concerned and solicitous manner, Example: `Don't you feel well?' his mother asked solicitously |
| Solicitous | a.[ L. sollicitus, solicitus. See Solicit, v. t. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ] Enjoy the present, whatsoever it be, and be not solicitous about the future. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ] The colonel had been intent upon other things, and not enough solicitous to finish the fortifications. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ] -- |