solicitous

IPA: sʌɫˈɪsʌtʌs

Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil.
(Usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause) Showing care, concern, or attention, in any of several ways; thus:
In a conscientious way, often with kindness.
In an eager way.
In an anxious or distressed way.

Examples of "solicitous" in Sentences

I actually felt relieved, but I let him be as solicitous as he wanted.
They are a double act, too: solicitous of one another and given to the affectionate "we".
They were all overly solicitous, each offering to do something, but I shooed them off, telling them to return to their duties as I headed for my office.
Dick, many years before, because of a certain solicitous contraction of her delicate brows that made her appear as if ever on the verge of saying, “Oh dear!”
The SEC has yet to issue a ruling, though it's disconcerting to note that SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro has been notably solicitous of unions in her two-year tenure.
Walter listened disbelievingly as O, affecting his familiar attitude of solicitous older brother, encouraged him to see the bright side in the bewildering estrangement proposed.
In response to mounting complaints at the Prince George's school, someone in Human Resources issued an edict: aggrieved employees could simply remove the solicitous white cards.
The suggestion was described to WND by spokeswoman Margaret Calhoun Hemenway, a veteran Washington appointee and now volunteer spokeswoman, as being presented in a "solicitous" manner.
This was Paula’s maid, Oh Dear, so named by Dick, many years before, because of a certain solicitous contraction of her delicate brows that made her appear as if ever on the verge of saying, “Oh dear!”