solicitous
adjective
anxious or concerned (usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause).
solicitousness
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a word derived from
solicitous.
Example Sentences
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Haskins went to the locker room for X-rays, where he met Snyder, who had hurried down from the owner’s suite full of solicitousness.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2019
O’Neill also documents the solicitousness of Manson’s San Francisco parole officer, ever-ready to vouch for his character.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2019
I think he thought my solicitousness meant I’d had a good time.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 5, 2018
Greenwood is a gleeful force of alternating solicitousness and malevolence.
From The Verge ● Sep. 26, 2017
Harry felt as though he was recuperating from some brief but severe illness, an impression reinforced by Hermione’s solicitousness.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
