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solicitous

[suh-lis-i-tuhs] / səˈlɪs ɪ təs /


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Yet this may be an occasion where she is being too solicitous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

We stayed at the same rental as last year and this time they were extra solicitous, gifting us not one but two packages of frozen croissants from the Utah tradwife influencer Ballerina Farm.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

They emphasise that Palace staff thought the Trumps were warm and solicitous guests in 2019, both keen not to put a foot wrong.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025

Whatever his imperious reputation, Ramsay is chummy and solicitous in conversation.

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2024

The cheeks had fallen back to the ears and a solicitous mortician had put lipstick on the black mouth.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou




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