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  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.
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           Enjoy the present, whatsoever it be, and be not
           solicitous about the future.             --Jer. Taylor.
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           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.
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  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"

  71 Moby Thesaurus words for "solicitous":
     accommodating, accommodative, affable, agitated, agreeable,
     all-overish, anxious, anxioused up, apprehensive, ardent, athirst,
     attentive, avid, bothered, careful, caring, cautious, circumspect,
     civil, complaisant, concerned, considerate, courteous, curious,
     deferential, delicate, desirous, disquieted, disturbed, eager,
     earnest, fair, fearful, foreboding, graceful, gracious, heedful,
     helpful, impatient, in a pucker, in a stew, indulgent, keen,
     lenient, loving, mindful, mindful of others, misgiving, nervous,
     obliging, on tenterhooks, overanxious, overapprehensive, perturbed,
     polite, raring, regardful, respectful, strained, suspenseful,
     tactful, tender, tense, thirsty, thoughtful, tolerant, troubled,
     uneasy, urbane, worried, zealous