Solicitous

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: so + li + ci + tous

Origin

From Latin sōlicitus (""), alternative spelling of sollicitus ("thoroughly disturbed; anxious"). See solicit.

Full definition of solicitous

Adjective

1. Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil; concerned; anxious; careful.Solicitous of my reputation. -John Dryden.He was solicitous for his advice. -Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon.Enjoy the present, whatsoever it be, and be not solicitous about the future. - Jeremy Taylor.The colonel had been intent upon other things, and not enough solicitous to finish the fortifications. -Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon.
2. Anxious or concerned (usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause): solicitous about a person's health.

Derived terms

• solicitously
• solicitousness