sequaciousadj.

/sɪˈkweɪʃəs/

Etymology: < Latin sequāc-, sequāx (see sequaces n.) + -ious suffix.

a. Of a free agent or his attributes: Given to following another or others, esp. a leader. †Const. to, of.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > [adjective] > following

sequacious1650

society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [adjective] > lacking independence in thought or action

sequacious1650

1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Gen. vi. 20) 69 See how sequacious these poor creatures are to God their Centurion.

1680 C. Ness Compl. Church-hist. 30 How sequacious were they all to God..they all come at his call.

1687 J. Dryden Song St. Cecilia's Day vii Orpheus cou'd lead the savage race; And Trees unrooted left their place; Sequacious of the Lyre.

1766 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. II. 5 The frequent disappointments..induced them to gather together such animals as were of a more tame and sequacious nature.

1833 R. D. Hampden Bampton Lect. (1848) 73 We find individuals..like the Sophist of old, leading after them, by the charm of their voice, troops of sequacious hearers.

1885 G. Allen Babylon I. xi. 228 Here..he could wander out into the woods alone (after he had shaken off the attentions of the too sequacious Almeda).

b. Given to slavish or unreasoning following of others (esp. in matters of thought or opinion).Common in the 17th cent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > over-readiness to believe, credulity > [adjective]

lightc1475

light-eareda1530

credulous1567

over-credulous1579

credulent1584

well-believing1620

sequacious1653

implicit1694

ultrafidiana1849

lame1942

1653 J. Gauden Hieraspistes Pref. sig. e By seeming to..admire their many new masters, and their rarer gifts; which make them worthy indeed of such soft and sequacious disciples.

1656 Disc. Auxiliary Beauty 111 They make loud and fierce Declamations,..rather in a sequacious and credulous easinesse, than after the rate of any perswasive strictnesse.

1693 Apol. Clergy Scotl. 32 A Momus, a poor sequacious Animal, that follows such as went before him.

1730 J. Thomson Summer in Seasons 117 Amazement is their..mystic faith, a fond sequacious herd!

1842 W. Howitt Rural & Domest. Life Germany 202 The Germans..have thus acquired in matters of public opinion, a sequacious and yielding character.

1880 Lady Eastlake Mrs. Grote iv. 77 The sequacious deference to the Ministry of the day..filled us with painful reflections.

1885 M. Pattison Mem. 208 I had been drawn into Tractarianism, not by the contagion of a sequacious zeal, but by the inner force of an inherited pietism.

1893 T. K. Abbott Do this in Remembrance 5 Some passages of the LXX there are which have been referred to in the most sequacious manner by writer after writer.

†2. Of things: Readily yielding to traction; easily moulded to any required shape; ductile, pliable, flexible. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [adjective] > ductile

tractile1626

sequacious1640

ductile1659

1640 E. Reynolds Treat. Passions xxxi. 321 Of all Fire there is none so ductile, so sequacious and obsequious as this of Wrath.

a1651 N. Culverwell Elegant Disc. Light of Nature (1652) i. vii. 57 Such falsities, as come disguis'd in a Syllogistical forme, which by their Sequacious windings and Gradual insinuations, twine about some weak understandings.

1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Pharmaceut. Shop ii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Uuuu2^v The Salve..should be sequacious.

1661 G. Rust Let. conc. Origen 84 The inferiour spirit of the world..will not fail to bring her treasure into view when invited by congruous and sequacious dispositions of matter.

1675 N. Grew Compar. Anat. Trunks ii. vi. 73 Convolvula's..wind..because their parts are disposed so, as to render them sequaceous to the external Motor.

1752 C. Smart Hop Garden ii. 67 Now extract From the sequacious earth the pole.

3. Of musical notes, metrical feet: Following one another with unvarying regularity of order.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > melody or succession of sounds > [adjective] > melodic progression

sequacious1796

progressional1867

1796 S. T. Coleridge Effusion xxxv in Poems Var. Subj. 97 And now, its strings Boldlier swept, the long sequacious notes Over delicious surges sink and rise.

1864 D. W. Thompson Day Dreams of Schoolmaster 243 That Hellenic speech..that rises and falls in Plato with the long sequacious music of an Æolian lute.

4. Of style or thought: Persisting in one continuous direction.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > thought > product of thinking, thought > [adjective] > continuous

rolling1650

sequacious1828

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > clarity > [adjective] > in one direction

sequacious1828

1828 T. De Quincey Elements Rhetoric in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 893/1 Milton..polonaises with a grand Castilian air, in paces too sequacious and processional.

1835 T. De Quincey Sketches Life & Manners in Tait's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 546/2 The motions of his mind were slow—solemn—sequacious, like those of the planets.

Derivatives

seˈquaciously adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > [adverb] > with slavish imitation

servilely1632

sequaciously1891

society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [adverb] > with lack of independent thought or action

sequaciously1891

1891 Cent. Dict.

1897 A. B. Bruce in Expositor's Grk. Test. I. 148/1 (note) One in a herd of swine might..begin to run wildly about, and be followed sequaciously by the whole flock.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	sequacious
释义	sequaciousadj. /sɪˈkweɪʃəs/ Etymology: < Latin sequāc-, sequāx (see sequaces n.) + -ious suffix. 1. a. Of a free agent or his attributes: Given to following another or others, esp. a leader. †Const. to, of. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > [adjective] > following sequacious1650 society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [adjective] > lacking independence in thought or action sequacious1650 1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Gen. vi. 20) 69 See how sequacious these poor creatures are to God their Centurion. 1680 C. Ness Compl. Church-hist. 30 How sequacious were they all to God..they all come at his call. 1687 J. Dryden Song St. Cecilia's Day vii Orpheus cou'd lead the savage race; And Trees unrooted left their place; Sequacious of the Lyre. 1766 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. II. 5 The frequent disappointments..induced them to gather together such animals as were of a more tame and sequacious nature. 1833 R. D. Hampden Bampton Lect. (1848) 73 We find individuals..like the Sophist of old, leading after them, by the charm of their voice, troops of sequacious hearers. 1885 G. Allen Babylon I. xi. 228 Here..he could wander out into the woods alone (after he had shaken off the attentions of the too sequacious Almeda). b. Given to slavish or unreasoning following of others (esp. in matters of thought or opinion).Common in the 17th cent. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > over-readiness to believe, credulity > [adjective] lightc1475 light-eareda1530 credulous1567 over-credulous1579 credulent1584 well-believing1620 sequacious1653 implicit1694 ultrafidiana1849 lame1942 1653 J. Gauden Hieraspistes Pref. sig. e By seeming to..admire their many new masters, and their rarer gifts; which make them worthy indeed of such soft and sequacious disciples. 1656 Disc. Auxiliary Beauty 111 They make loud and fierce Declamations,..rather in a sequacious and credulous easinesse, than after the rate of any perswasive strictnesse. 1693 Apol. Clergy Scotl. 32 A Momus, a poor sequacious Animal, that follows such as went before him. 1730 J. Thomson Summer in Seasons 117 Amazement is their..mystic faith, a fond sequacious herd! 1842 W. Howitt Rural & Domest. Life Germany 202 The Germans..have thus acquired in matters of public opinion, a sequacious and yielding character. 1880 Lady Eastlake Mrs. Grote iv. 77 The sequacious deference to the Ministry of the day..filled us with painful reflections. 1885 M. Pattison Mem. 208 I had been drawn into Tractarianism, not by the contagion of a sequacious zeal, but by the inner force of an inherited pietism. 1893 T. K. Abbott Do this in Remembrance 5 Some passages of the LXX there are which have been referred to in the most sequacious manner by writer after writer. †2. Of things: Readily yielding to traction; easily moulded to any required shape; ductile, pliable, flexible. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [adjective] > ductile tractile1626 sequacious1640 ductile1659 1640 E. Reynolds Treat. Passions xxxi. 321 Of all Fire there is none so ductile, so sequacious and obsequious as this of Wrath. a1651 N. Culverwell Elegant Disc. Light of Nature (1652) i. vii. 57 Such falsities, as come disguis'd in a Syllogistical forme, which by their Sequacious windings and Gradual insinuations, twine about some weak understandings. 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Pharmaceut. Shop ii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Uuuu2^v The Salve..should be sequacious. 1661 G. Rust Let. conc. Origen 84 The inferiour spirit of the world..will not fail to bring her treasure into view when invited by congruous and sequacious dispositions of matter. 1675 N. Grew Compar. Anat. Trunks ii. vi. 73 Convolvula's..wind..because their parts are disposed so, as to render them sequaceous to the external Motor. 1752 C. Smart Hop Garden ii. 67 Now extract From the sequacious earth the pole. 3. Of musical notes, metrical feet: Following one another with unvarying regularity of order. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > melody or succession of sounds > [adjective] > melodic progression sequacious1796 progressional1867 1796 S. T. Coleridge Effusion xxxv in Poems Var. Subj. 97 And now, its strings Boldlier swept, the long sequacious notes Over delicious surges sink and rise. 1864 D. W. Thompson Day Dreams of Schoolmaster 243 That Hellenic speech..that rises and falls in Plato with the long sequacious music of an Æolian lute. 4. Of style or thought: Persisting in one continuous direction. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > product of thinking, thought > [adjective] > continuous rolling1650 sequacious1828 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > clarity > [adjective] > in one direction sequacious1828 1828 T. De Quincey Elements Rhetoric in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 893/1 Milton..polonaises with a grand Castilian air, in paces too sequacious and processional. 1835 T. De Quincey Sketches Life & Manners in Tait's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 546/2 The motions of his mind were slow—solemn—sequacious, like those of the planets. Derivatives seˈquaciously adv. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > [adverb] > with slavish imitation servilely1632 sequaciously1891 society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [adverb] > with lack of independent thought or action sequaciously1891 1891 Cent. Dict. 1897 A. B. Bruce in Expositor's Grk. Test. I. 148/1 (note) One in a herd of swine might..begin to run wildly about, and be followed sequaciously by the whole flock. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < adj.1640
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