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solicitously |
2 definitions found 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]: solicitously adv : in a concerned and solicitous manner; "`Don't you feel well?' his mother asked solicitously"
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