What does oversolicitous mean?
Oversolicitous means Excessively solicitous..
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/ˌəʊvəsəˈlɪsɪtəs/ · adjective
Excessively solicitous..
He that is overſolicitous to return a Benefit, thinks the other ſo likewiſe to receive it.
The son of a United States senator (Case 91) was 30 years of age when seen. His condition had been very serious for a long time. He was cured in less than two years by a gradual education which freed him from extreme dependence upon oversolicitous parents.
Our waiter could have been performing as the model for what a waiter should be. Several of his tables were filled and he was busy, but kept his eye on us (never hovering, never oversolicitous) and took care of things with a degree of style that I suspect was inborn rather than cultivated.
Use oversolicitous when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Oversolicitous means Excessively solicitous..
Common synonyms include attentive.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He that is overſolicitous to return a Benefit, thinks the other ſo likewiſe to receive it.
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