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/səˈlɪsɪtəs/ · adjective
Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil..
To that end, the then Biſhop of London, Dʳ Laud, attended on his Majeſty throughout that whole journey[…]to accompliſh which he was no leſs ſollicitous than the King himſelf, nor the King the leſs ſollicitous for his Advice.
Where pain is most severe and sorrow most bitter, there love is most solicitous and untiring.
Use solicitous when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Solicitous means Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil..
Common synonyms include attentive, concerned.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
To that end, the then Biſhop of London, Dʳ Laud, attended on his Majeſty throughout that whole journey[…]to accompliſh which he was no leſs ſollicitous than the King himſelf, nor the King the leſs ſollicitous for his Advice.
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