Assiduously vs Solicitous - What's the difference?
assiduously | solicitous |
In an assiduous manner.
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Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil; concerned; anxious; careful.
Anxious or concerned (usually followed by about'', ''for , etc., or a clause): solicitous about a person's health.
As an adverb assiduously
is in an assiduous manner.As an adjective solicitous is
disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil; concerned; anxious; careful.assiduously
English
Adverb
(en adverb)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs, […], and all these articles […] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished.}}
- While it remains a burden assiduously avoided, it is not unexpected, and thus not beyond a measure of control. Which has led you, inexorably, here.
solicitous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Solicitous of my reputation. -.
- He was solicitous for his advice. -.
- Enjoy the present, whatsoever it be, and be not solicitous about the future. - .
- The colonel had been intent upon other things, and not enough solicitous to finish the fortifications. -.