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Solicitous
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- 1 Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil.
"To that end, the then Biſhop of London, Dʳ Laud, attended on his Majeſty throughout that whole journey[…]to accompliſh which he was no leſs ſollicitous than the King himſelf, nor the King the leſs ſollicitous for his Advice."
- 2 Showing care, concern, or attention, in any of several ways; thus:; In a conscientious way, often with kindness. usually
"solicitous about a person's health"
- 3 Showing care, concern, or attention, in any of several ways; thus:; In an eager way. usually
- 4 Showing care, concern, or attention, in any of several ways; thus:; In an anxious or distressed way. usually
"Enjoy the preſent whatſoever it be, and be not ſollicitous for the future : for if you take your foot from the preſent ſtanding, and thruſt it forward toward to morrow’s even, you are in a reſtleſs condition, it is like refuſing to quench your preſent thirſt by fearing you ſhall want to drink the next day."
- 1 showing hovering attentiveness wordnet
- 2 full of anxiety and concern wordnet
Etymology
From Latin sōlicitus, sollicitus (“thoroughly disturbed, anxious”), from sollus (“whole, entire”) + cieō (“move, disturb”). By surface analysis, solicit + -ous.
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