solicitous

(adjective)

adjective

1. eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil; concerned; anxious; careful.

- solicitous parents

- solicitous about the future

Similar word(s): concerned

2. showing attentiveness or concern.

- solicitous about her health

- made solicitous inquiries about our family

Similar word(s): attentive

Sentences with solicitous as an adjective:

- Solicitous of my reputation. -John Dryden.He was solicitous for his advice. -Edward Hyde Clarendon.Enjoy the present, whatsoever it be, and be not solicitous about the future. - Jeremy Taylor.The colonel had been intent upon other things, and not enough solicitous to finish the fortifications. -Edward Hyde Clarendon.