Meanings
comparative more solicitudinous · superlative most solicitudinous
- Expressing solicitude.
Origin
- Latinsollicitūdō
- Latinsol(l)icitūdin-
- 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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solicitudinous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solicitudinous
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