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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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Dictionary Results for solicitous:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

solicitous
    adj 1: full of anxiety and concern; "solicitous parents";
           "solicitous about the future"
    2: showing hovering attentiveness; "solicitous about her
       health"; "made solicitous inquiries about our family"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Solicitous \So*lic"it*ous\, a.[L. sollicitus, solicitus. See
   Solicit, v. t.]
   Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or
   to avoid anything evil; concerned; anxious; careful.
   "Solicitous of my reputation." --Dryden. "He was solicitous
   for his advice." --Calerendon.
   [1913 Webster]

         Enjoy the present, whatsoever it be, and be not
         solicitous about the future.             --Jer. Taylor.
   [1913 Webster]

         The colonel had been intent upon other things, and not
         enough solicitous to finish the fortifications.
                                                  --Clarendon.
   [1913 Webster] -- So*lic"it*ous*ly, adv. --
   So*lic"it*ous*ness, n.
   [1913 Webster]

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