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oversolicitous

Syllables: over·so·lic·i·tousUK/ˌəʊvəsəˈlɪsɪtəs/US/ˌoʊvɚsəˈlɪsɪtəs/

oversolicitous adjective: excessively solicitous.

Adjective

oversolicitous (comparative more oversolicitous, superlative most oversolicitous)

  1. Excessively solicitous.
    • He that is overſolicitous to return a Benefit, thinks the other ſo likewiſe to receive it.1693, Seneca the Younger, chapter XVI, in Roger L'Estrange, transl., Morals, translation of original in Classical Latin, page 88
    • 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.1917, Maximilian P. E. Groszmann, “Malady of Scrupulosity”, in The Exceptional Child, page 673

Forms of oversolicitous

comparativemore oversolicitous
superlativemost oversolicitous

Origin of oversolicitous

From over- + solicitous.

Words formed from oversolicitous

Questions about oversolicitous

What does oversolicitous mean?
Oversolicitous means excessively solicitous.
What part of speech is oversolicitous?
Oversolicitous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce oversolicitous?
Oversolicitous is pronounced /ˌəʊvəsəˈlɪsɪtəs/ (UK).

Words near oversolicitous in the dictionary

  1. oversolar
  2. oversold
  3. oversolemn
  4. oversolemnity
  5. oversolemnly
  6. oversolicitous
  7. oversolicitously
  8. oversolicitousness
  9. oversolicitude
  10. Overson
  11. Oversons

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