(formal) being very concerned for sb and wanting to make sure that they are comfortable, well or happy:
She was very solicitous for our welfare. * a solicitous host
solicitously adverb (formal):
'Are you cold?' he asked solicitously.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is solicitous a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, solicitous is tagged as adjective.
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