solicitous
adjective
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If you're solicitous about learning the connections between words, you'll surely want to know about the relationship between solicitous and another word you've probably heard before—solicit. Solicitous doesn't come from solicit, but the two words are related. They both have their roots in the Latin word sollicitus, meaning "anxious." Solicitous itself came directly from this Latin word, whereas solicit made its way to English with a few more steps. From sollicitus came the Latin verb sollicitare, meaning "to disturb, agitate, move, or entreat." Forms of this verb were borrowed into Anglo-French, and then Middle English, and have survived in Modern English as solicit.
Examples of solicitous in a Sentence
Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
This allows guests to indulge in a sense of seclusion and tranquility, immersing themselves in the calming surroundings while still enjoying the solicitous service Four Seasons is known for.
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Fifteen of the original eighteen songs feature guest singers, and Post is a solicitous host, happy to be upstaged.
—Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2024
The characters are at once archetypes and ciphers: the mysteriously meandering Mélisande; her grim groom, Golaud; and Golaud’s fatally solicitous half brother, Pelléas.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
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“Solicitous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solicitous. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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