So-lic'it-ous, a.

a. [Lat. sollicitus, solicitus, It. sollicito, sollecito, Sp. & Pg. solicito, Pr. sollicit.] Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain, as something desirable; anxious to avoid, as any thing evil; concerned; careful;—followed by about or for. “Solicitous for my reputation.” Dryden.

Enjoy the present, whatsoever it be, and be not solicitous about the future. Bp. Taylor.

The colonel had been intent on other things, and not enough solicitous to finish the fortifications. Clarendon.