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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

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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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  • ANXIOUSLY
    In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously.
  • UNQUIET
    To disquiet. Ld. Herbert.
  • CAREFULLY
    In a careful manner.
  • WATCHFUL
    Full of watch; vigilant; attentive; careful to observe closely; observant; cautious; -- with of before the thing to be regulated or guarded; as, to be watchful of one's behavior; and with against before the thing to be avoided; as, to be watchful
  • ANXIOUSNESS
    The quality of being anxious; great solicitude; anxiety.
  • SOLICITOUS
    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
  • CONCERNEDLY
    In a concerned manner; solicitously; sympathetically.
  • DISTURBANCE
    The hindering or disquieting of a person in the lawful and peaceable enjoyment of his right; the interruption of a right; as, the disturbance of a franchise, of common, of ways, and the like. Blackstone. Syn. -- Tumult; brawl; commotion; turmoil;
  • UNEASY
    1. Not easy; difficult. Things . . . so uneasy to be satisfactorily understood. Boyle. The road will be uneasy to find. Sir W. Scott. 2. Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety, or the like; disquieted; perturbed. The soul, uneasy and confined from
  • CONCERNING
    Pertaining to; regarding; having relation to; respecting; as regards. I have accepted thee concerning this thing. Gen. xix. 21. The Lord hath spoken good concerning Israel. Num. x. 29.
  • CONCERNED
    Disturbed; troubled; solicitous; as, to be much concerned for the safety of a friend.
  • CAREFULNESS
    Quality or state of being careful.
  • CAREFUL
    1. Full of care; anxious; solicitous Be careful for nothing. Phil. iv. 6. The careful plowman doubting stands. Milton. 2. Filling with care or colicitube; exposing to concern, anxiety, or trouble; painful. The careful cold beinneth for to creep.
  • ANXIOUS
    1. Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, esp. respecting future or unknown; being in painful suspense; -- applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle. 2. Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying;
  • DISTURB
    desturber, destourber, fr. L. disturbare, disturbatum; dis- + turbare 1. To throw into disorder or confusion; to derange; to interrupt the settled state of; to excite from a state of rest. Preparing to disturb With all-cofounding war the realms
  • DISTURBATION
    Act of disturbing; disturbance. Daniel.
  • RESTLESS
    1. Never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as, a restless child. Chaucer. "Restless revolution day by day." Milton. 2. Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose or quiet; eager for change; discontented; as, restless
  • UNQUIETUDE
    Uneasiness; inquietude.
  • CONCERN
    fr. L. concernere to mix or mingle together, as in a sieve for separating; con- + cernere to separate, sift, distinguish by the 1. To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.
  • DISTURBER
    One who interrupts or incommodes another in the peaceable enjoyment of his right. (more info) 1. One who, or that which, disturbs of disquiets; a violator of peace; a troubler. A needless disturber of the peace of God's church and an author of
  • UNCONCERNMENT
    The state of being unconcerned, or of having no share or concern; unconcernedness. South.
  • CRESTLESS
    Without a crest or escutcheon; of low birth. "Crestless yeomen." Shak.
  • INCONCERNING
    Unimportant; trifling. "Trifling and inconcerning matters." Fuller.
  • OVERANXIOUS
    Anxious in an excessive or needless degree. -- O"ver*anx"ious*ly, adv.
  • OVERCAREFUL
    Too careful. Shak.
  • UNCONCERN
    Want of concern; absence of anxiety; freedom from solicitude; indifference. A listless unconcern, Cold, and averting from our neighbor's good. Thomson.
  • UNCONCERNED
    Not concerned; not anxious or solicitous; easy in mind; carelessly secure; indifferent; as, to be unconcerned at what has happened; to be unconcerned about the future. -- Un`con*cern"ed*ly, adv. -- Un`con*cern"ed*ness, n. Happy mortals, unconcerned
  • INDISTURBANCE
    Freedom from disturbance; calmness; repose; apathy; indifference.

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