solicitous
Example Sentences
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Yet this may be an occasion where she is being too solicitous.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Keyishian’s gentle Theo is so solicitous that Sally’s abrasiveness begins to feel abusive, not to say theatrically off-putting.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026
He was unfailingly polite, even solicitous, enquiring about my family, and the journey to Syria.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024
Whatever his imperious reputation, Ramsay is chummy and solicitous in conversation.
From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2024
Pantalaimon pulled free of the monkey’s solicitous paws and stumbled to Lyra’s arms.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
Vocabulary lists containing solicitous
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Grade 12, List 6
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