So·lic·it·ous a. Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil; concerned; anxious; careful. “Solicitous of my reputation.” --Dryden. “He was solicitous for his advice.” --Calerendon.
Enjoy the present, whatsoever it be, and be not solicitous about the future. --Jer. Taylor.
The colonel had been intent upon other things, and not enough solicitous to finish the fortifications. --Clarendon.
-- So*lic*it*ous*ly, adv. -- So*lic*it*ous*ness, n.
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solicitousness
n : a feeling of excessive concern [syn: solicitude]