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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Solicitous \So*lic"it*ous\, 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.
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}, adv -- {So*lic"it*ous*ness}, n.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
solicitous
adj 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"
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