obsequent
1 of 2adjective
ob·se·quent
ˈäbsəkwənt
1
obsolete : yielding, submissive, obsequious
2
a
of a stream : flowing in a direction opposite to that of the dip of the local strata and joining a subsequent valley developed along the strike of poorly resistant beds
b
: produced by differential erosion of fault blocks and facing in a direction opposite to that of a previous fault scarp —used of fault-line scarps and cliffs
obsequent
2 of 2noun
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plural -s
: an obsequent stream
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Latin obsequent-, obsequens, present participle