solicitudinousadj.
1. Filled with anxiety, care, or concern. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > anxiety > [adjective]
busyOE
howful970
carefulOE
angerful?c1225
yemelichc1275
thoughtfulc1300
anguishousc1325
curiousc1400
carkfulc1449
solicitate?a1475
solicit?1526
fearful1535
anxious1548
carking1567
solicitous1570
solicitudinousa1682
thoughted1869
uptight1934
a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) i. 39 Move circumspectly, not meticulously, and rather carefully sollicitous than anxiously sollicitudinous.
2. Characterized by solicitude or anxiety.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adjective] > characterized by or executed with care
solicitate?a1475
solicit1513
respective1560
solicitous1563
accurate1581
careful1651
solicitudinous1829
1829 E. Bulwer-Lytton Disowned I. iv. 76 Which he promised to prepare with the most solicitudinous dispatch.
1900 Speaker 7 Apr. 10/2 My enemies have given me this advice in a well-meaning, sneaking, solicitudinous kind of fashion.
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