solicitous.
Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil.
Meaning & usage
Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil.
Showing care, concern, or attention, in any of several ways: In a conscientious way, often with kindness.
solicitous about a person's health
solicitous inquiries, asking after her husband and children
Showing care, concern, or attention, in any of several ways: In an eager way.
Showing care, concern, or attention, in any of several ways: In an anxious or distressed way.
Where this word comes from
From Latin sōlicitus, sollicitus (“thoroughly disturbed, anxious”), from sollus (“whole, entire”) + cieō (“move, disturb”). By surface analysis, solicit + -ous.
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