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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

SUPREME WORD OF THE DAY:


 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.  wordsmith.org
Lady Supreme!!!! 

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