solicitudinous

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adjective

Expressing solicitude.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

adjectivesolicitudinous (comparative more solicitudinous, superlative most solicitudinous)

comparative more solicitudinous · superlative most solicitudinous

  1. Expressing solicitude.

Origin

  1. Latinsollicitūdō
  2. Latinsol(l)icitūdin-
  3. Englishsolicitudinous

From Latin sol(l)icitūdin- + -ous, from oblique stem of Latin sollicitūdō, from sollicitus + -tūdō. By surface analysis, solicitude + -ous.

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APA

solicitudinous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solicitudinous

MLA

“solicitudinous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solicitudinous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “solicitudinous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solicitudinous.

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