solicitous
Use Solicitous in a sentence
ɪ adjective
1.
anxious or concerned (usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause): solicitous about a person's health.
2.
anxiously desirous: solicitous of the esteem of others.
3.
eager (usually followed by an infinitive): He was always solicitous to please.
4.
careful or particular: a solicitous housekeeper.
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solicitous (səˈlɪsɪtəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | showing consideration, concern, attention, etc |
| 2. | keenly anxious or willing; eager |
| [C16: from Latin sollicitus anxious; see | |
| so'licitously | |
| —adv | |
| so'licitousness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
He is solicitous about colleagues, concerned about friends and worried about the whole world.
Similarly, trade secret law does not provide a reserve clause for solicitous employers.
The machine alternately grinds corn into his face and wipes his mouth with a solicitous, but entirely ineffectual, self-wiper.
They are in secure possession of their own felicity, and yet are solicitous for ours.
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