Definitions For Sequacious

Adjective

(Of, _, objects, obsolete) Likely to follow or yield to physical pressure; easily shaped or molded. (Of, _, people) Likely to follow or yield to others, especially showing unthinking adherence to others' ideas; easily led. (Of, _, musical, _, notes, _, or, _, poetic, _, feet) following, following neatly or smoothly. (Of, _, thought) following, following logically or in an unvarying and orderly procession, tending in a single intellectual direction.

Usage notes

In the sense of "often following", sequacious originally described the leader or leaders using the prepositions to and of but this format is now considered obsolete.

Synonyms

easily shaped ductile, pliant, malleable, tractable easily led subservient, servile, following, attendant, credulous, unoriginal, tractable, obedient following smoothly flowing

Antonyms

following logically rambling, discursive, extensive

Derived terms

sequaciously sequaciousness

Related terms

{{rootsee, en, sekʷ}}

Etymology

{{PIE root, en, sekʷ, id=follow}} From {{der, en, la, sequax, , a follower}}, from sequor, sequi, to follow, + -ious, , forming adjectives.