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单词 sequacious
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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.

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

OTHER WORDS FROM sequacious

Words nearby sequacious

sepulchre, sepulture, seq., seq. luce, seqq., sequacious, sequel, sequela, sequelize, sequence, sequence ladder
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Example sentences from the Web for sequacious

  • His 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 Wright
  • The human race is gregarious and sequacious, rather than individual and adventurous.

    Horace and His Influence|Grant Showerman
  • I 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
  • Listen, O World, with ears attent, and eyes "sequacious of the—Truth-teller!"

    Punch's Almanack for 1890|Various

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), noun

Word Origin for sequacious

C17: from Latin sequāx pursuing, from sequī to follow
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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