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Added 9 October 2026

solicitous

/səˈlɪsɪtəs/ adjective

In Latin: sollicitus Wiktionary

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Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil.
In a conscientious way, often with kindness.
solicitous about a person's health
In an eager way.

Origin

From Latin sōlicitus, sollicitus (“thoroughly disturbed, anxious”), from sollus (“whole, entire”) + cieō (“move, disturb”). By surface analysis, solicit + -ous.

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