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solicitousness (encz) | solicitousness, |
Solicitousness (gcide) | 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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solicitousness (wn) | solicitousness
n 1: a feeling of excessive concern [syn: solicitude,
solicitousness] |
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Solicitousness (gcide) | 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.
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