Both Uses of
solicitous
in
The Idiot
- It may be said that these outbursts and epithets, such as "wet hen" (in which the maternal solicitude usually showed itself), only made Alexandra laugh.†
Chpt 3.1 *solicitude = behavior that shows care or concern for someone
- what a dreadfully dangerous man Ferdishenko must be, and what touching paternal solicitude, on the part of his excellency, ha!†
Chpt 3.9
Definition:
showing care or concern for someone