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Showing attentive concern or care, sometimes excessively.

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solicitous

The solicitous host checked whether every guest had a seat.
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Later, an actor became petulant because a minor costume adjustment delayed his scene. He complained about the inconvenience and pushed the revised schedule away. A solicitous costume assistant asked what he needed and offered a quiet place to review his lines while she finished the adjustment.
From Different Reactions in One Rehearsal.
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