solicitous
IPA: sʌɫˈɪsʌtʌs
adjective
- 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.
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Examples of "solicitous" in Sentences
- I tried to be solicitous to new comers.
- He remained solicitous of their material needs.
- He was as solicitous of the welfare of men as of animals.
- 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!”