THE FIRST WORD

solicitous

PRONUNCIATION:

(suh-LIS-i-tuhs) 

MEANING:

adjective:
1. Full of concern.
2. Eager.
3. Meticulous.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin sollus (whole). Ultimately from the Indo-European root sol- (whole), which brought us solid, salute, save, salvo, soldier, catholicity, salutary, and salubrious. Earliest documented use: 1563.

USAGE:

"The staff is solicitous of its core customer; efficient with others."
Alexandra Jacobs; Dennis Basso's New Shop; The New York Times; Dec 12, 2013.