Definition of "solicitous" [so•lic•it•ous]

• Anxious or concerned: a solicitous parent. (adjective)
• Expressing care or concern: made solicitous inquiries about our family. See Synonyms at thoughtful. (adjective)
• Full of desire; eager. (adjective)
• Marked by or given to anxious care and often hovering attentiveness. (adjective)
• Extremely careful; meticulous: solicitous in matters of behavior. (adjective)

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• "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!”"
• "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!”"
• "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."