obsequent

/ ˈɒbsɪkwənt /

adjective

1. (of a river) flowing into a subsequent stream in the opposite direction to the original slope of the land

Word History and Origins

Origin of obsequent¹

C16 (in the obsolete sense: yielding): from Latin obsequī, from sequī to follow

Example Sentences

And he who persecuteth well learneth readily to be OBSEQUENT—when once he is—put behind!

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