[ noun ]
a feeling of excessive concern
<noun.feeling>

Solicitous \So*lic"it*ous\, a.[L. sollicitus, solicitus. See
{Solicit}, v. t.]
Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or
to avoid anything evil; concerned; anxious; careful.
``Solicitous of my reputation.'' --Dryden. ``He was
solicitous for his advice.'' --Calerendon.

Enjoy the present, whatsoever it be, and be not
solicitous about the future. --Jer. Taylor.

The colonel had been intent upon other things, and not
enough solicitous to finish the fortifications.
--Clarendon.
※ -- {So*lic"it*ous*ly}, adv. --
{So*lic"it*ous*ness}, n.