oversolicitous

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Scrabble points
19
Words With Friends
23
Letters
14
Pronunciation
/ˌəʊvəsəˈlɪsɪtəs/
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/ˌəʊvəsəˈlɪsɪtəs/ · /ˌoʊvɚsəˈlɪsɪtəs/

Definition of oversolicitous

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Excessively solicitous.
    “He that is overſolicitous to return a Benefit, thinks the other ſo likewiſe to receive it.”
    “The son of a United States senator (Case 91) was 30 years of age when seen. His condition had been very serious for a long time. He was cured in less than two years by a gradual education which freed him from extreme dependence upon oversolicitous parents.”
    “Our waiter could have been performing as the model for what a waiter should be. Several of his tables were filled and he was busy, but kept his eye on us (never hovering, never oversolicitous) and took care of things with a degree of style that I suspect was inborn rather than cultivated.”

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Etymology

From over- + solicitous.

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