SOLIC'ITOUS, adjective [Latin solicitus.] 1. Careful; anxious; ver desirous, as to obtain something. Men are often more solicitous to obtain the favor of their king or of the people, than of their Maker. 2. Careful; anxious concerned; as respecting an unknown but interesting event; followed usually by about or for. We say, a man is solicitous about the fate ofhis petition, or about the result of the negotiation. He is solicitous for the safety of his ship. 3. Anxious; concerned; followed by for, as when something is to be obtained. Be not solicitous for the future.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI