civil vs solicitous

civil

adj
  • Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner. 

  • Secular. 

  • Relating to private relations among citizens, as opposed to criminal matters. 

  • Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion. 

solicitous

adj
  • In a conscientious way, often with kindness. 

  • In an anxious or distressed way. 

  • In an eager way. 

  • Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil. 

How often have the words civil and solicitous occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )