solicitous

adjective so·lic·i·tous \ sə-ˈli-sə-təs , -ˈli-stəs \

|Updated on: 14 Jun 2018

Examples: solicitous in a Sentence

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Definition of solicitous

1 : manifesting or expressing solicitude

a solicitous inquiry about his health

2 : full of concern or fears : apprehensive

solicitous about the future

3 : meticulously careful

solicitous in matters of dress

4 : full of desire : eager

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solicitously

adverb

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solicitousness

noun

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Examples of solicitous in a Sentence

I appreciated his solicitous inquiry about my health.
He had always been solicitous for the welfare of his family.

Recent Examples of solicitous from the Web

Our waiter was a joy and couldn’t have been more solicitous.

— si liberman, San Antonio Express-News, "Living it up on MSC Seaside’s ship within a ship," 5 June 2018
Throughout the meal, friendly, solicitous service capped the appealing experience.

— tim smith, baltimoresun.com, "High marks for Topside in food, drink and view," 22 May 2018
The service was solicitous, and the food was tasty and fresh.

— troy l. smith, cleveland.com, "Rae Sremmurd joins Wiz Khalifa for 'Dazed & Blazed' tour," 15 May 2018
Upstairs is hushed and plush, with soft tones, rooms that seat 100, and solicitous waiters.

— sheryl julian, BostonGlobe.com, "How does a restaurant survive for decades? These 10 have a winning formula," 9 May 2018
Parents also may be vulnerable to becoming over solicitous and allowing a child who reports chronic pain to escape or avoid normative physical, educational and social demands.

— andrea k. mcdaniels, baltimoresun.com, "Treat pain in children differently than adults," 3 May 2018
Trump, in person and one on one, is hugely solicitous.

— chris cillizza, CNN, "The 70 must-see lines in James Comey's ABC interview," 16 Apr. 2018
The five women whose courtroom testimony showed a pattern of Cosby’s predation made a lie of his defense that all solicitous young things are in on the deal to trade their bodies for his connections.

— ronnie polaneczky, Philly.com, "Guilty Cosby proves it's time to kick Hollywood's 'casting couch' to the curb | Ronnie Polaneczky," 27 Apr. 2018
Comey, ever solicitous of good press, tapped Patrick Fitzgerald, the hard-charging U.S. attorney in Chicago to come to town and start wrecking shop.

— chris stirewalt, Fox News, "Michael Cohen ≠ Scooter Libby," 13 Apr. 2018

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Did You Know?

If you're solicitous about learning the connections between words, you'll surely want to know about the relationship between "solicitous" and another word you've probably heard before-"solicit." "Solicitous" doesn't come from "solicit," but the two words are related. They both have their roots in the Latin word sollicitus, meaning "anxious." "Solicitous" itself came directly from this Latin word, whereas "solicit" made its way to English with a few more steps. From "sollicitus" came the Latin verb sollicitare, meaning "to disturb, agitate, move, or entreat." Forms of this verb were borrowed into Anglo-French, and then Middle English, and have survived in Modern English as "solicit."