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sequacious
[ si-kwey-shuhs ]
/ sɪˈkweɪ ʃəs /
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adjective
following with smooth or logical regularity.
Archaic. following, imitating, or serving another person, especially unreasoningly.
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Origin of sequacious
First recorded in 1640–50; from Latin sequāc- (stem of sequāx ) “following,” derivative of sequī “to follow” + -āc- (stem of adjective suffix -āx, denoting custom or ability) + -ious
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How to use sequacious in a sentence
Listen, O World, with ears attent, and eyes "sequacious of the—Truth-teller!"
Punch's Almanack for 1890|VariousThe human race is gregarious and sequacious, rather than individual and adventurous.
Horace and His Influence|Grant ShowermanHis details are always interesting, but he never succeeded in welding them into a sequacious and interrelated whole.
Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning|Willard Huntington WrightI do not propose to examine these two attendant or sequacious bills, which dangle at the tail of the other three.
Thirty Years' View (Vol. II of 2)|Thomas Hart Benton
British Dictionary definitions for sequacious
sequacious
/ (sɪˈkweɪʃəs) /
adjective
logically following in regular sequence
ready to follow any leader; pliant
Derived forms of sequacious
sequaciously, adverbsequacity (sɪˈkwæsɪtɪ), nounWord Origin for sequacious
C17: from Latin sequāx pursuing, from sequī to follow
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