Both Uses
solicitous
in
Crime and Punishment, by Dostoyevsky
(Auto-generated)
- But I am not going to redeem the things now," he put in with a sort of hurried and conspicuous solicitude about the things.†
Chpt 3.4solicitude = behavior that shows care or concern for someone
- In amazement he listened with strained attention to Porfiry Petrovitch who still seemed frightened as he looked after him with friendly solicitude.†
Chpt 4.5 *
Definitions:
-
(1)
(solicitous) showing care or concern for someone
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)