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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Solicitous \So*lic"it*ous\, adjective[L. sollicitus, solicitus. See {Solicit}, verb (used with an object)] 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. -- {So*lic"it*ous*ly}, adverb -- {So*lic"it*ous*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
solicitous
adjective
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"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
71 Moby Thesaurus words for "solicitous": accommodating, accommodative, affable, agitated, agreeable, all-overish, anxious, anxioused up, apprehensive, ardent, athirst, attentive, avid, bothered, careful, caring, cautious, circumspect, civil, complaisant, concerned, considerate, courteous, curious, deferential, delicate, desirous, disquieted, disturbed, eager, earnest, fair, fearful, foreboding, graceful, gracious, heedful, helpful, impatient, in a pucker, in a stew, indulgent, keen, lenient, loving, mindful, mindful of others, misgiving, nervous, obliging, on tenterhooks, overanxious, overapprehensive, perturbed, polite, raring, regardful, respectful, strained, suspenseful, tactful, tender, tense, thirsty, thoughtful, tolerant, troubled, uneasy, urbane, worried, zealous
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