All 4 Uses of
solicitous
in
Washington Square
- Very well, then, without accusing Mr. Townsend of being in love only with your fortune—and with the fortune that you justly expect—I will say that there is every reason to suppose that these good things have entered into his calculation more largely than a tender solicitude for your happiness strictly requires.†
Chpt 11
- Have you no faith in my wisdom, in my tenderness, in my solicitude for your future?†
Chpt 18 *
- Catherine, as an object of affection and solicitude, had never had that picturesque charm which (as it seemed to her) would have been a natural attribute of her own progeny.†
Chpt 27
- "Was it very dry?" pursued Mrs. Penniman, with solicitude.†
Chpt 35
Definition:
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(solicitous) showing care or concern for someone