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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]:
solicitously
adverb: in a concerned and solicitous manner; "'Don't you feel well?' his mother asked solicitously"
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