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solicitous

adj
/səˈlɪsɪtəs/

Etymology

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

  1. borrowed from sōlicitus

Definitions

  1. Disposed to solicit

    Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil.

    • To that end, the then Biſhop of London, Dʳ Laud, attended on his Majeſty throughout that whole journey[…]to accompliſh which he was no leſs ſollicitous than the King himſelf, nor the King the leſs ſollicitous for his Advice.
    • Where pain is most severe and sorrow most bitter, there love is most solicitous and untiring.

  2. Showing care, concern, or attention, in any of several ways

    Showing care, concern, or attention, in any of several ways; thus:

    • solicitous about a person's health
    • solicitous inquiries, asking after her husband and children
    • You have not only been careful of my fortune, which was the effect of your nobleneſs, but you have been ſolicitous of my reputation, which is that of your kindneſs.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at solicitous. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at solicitous. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

6 hops · closes at solicitous

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA