solicitous
/səˈlɪsɪtəs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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 more solicitous of the two was Nurse Cramer, a shapely, pretty, sexless girl with a wholesome unattractive face."
Etymology
From Latin sōlicitus, sollicitus (“thoroughly disturbed, anxious”), from sollus (“whole, entire”) + cieō (“move, disturb”). By surface analysis, solicit + -ous.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: sōlicitus
Inflected Forms
more solicitous (comparative)
most solicitous (superlative)