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sequacious

  • 1 sequāx

        sequāx ācis, adj.,    following, seeking after, pur suing, sequacious: (Arcadas) Latio dare terga sequaci, pursuing, V.: caprae, eager, V.: flammae, lambent, V.: fumi, penetrating, V.
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    sequacis (gen.), sequacior -or -us, sequacissimus -a -um ADJ
    that follows closely/eagerly; addicted; pliant/tractable, responsive to control

    Latin-English dictionary > sequāx

  • 2 sequax

    sĕquax, ācis, adj. [sequor], following or seeking after, pursuing, sequacious ( poet.; a favorite word of Vergil).
    I.
    Lit.:

    Medea,

    Prop. 4 (5), 5, 41:

    (Arcadas) Latio dare terga sequaci,

    pursuing, Verg. A. 10, 365:

    cui (frondi) Silvestres uri assidue capraeque sequaces Illudunt,

    hunting after, eager for it, id. G. 2, 374 Wagn. N. cr. (cf.:

    cytisum sequitur lasciva capella,

    id. E. 2, 64):

    flammae,

    darting, lambent, id. A. 8, 432:

    hederae,

    clinging, winding, Pers. prol. 6:

    fumi,

    piercing, penetrating, Verg. G. 4, 230:

    Maleae undae,

    pursuing, id. A. 5, 193:

    quae (chelys) saxa sequacia flectens,

    Sid. Carm. 16, 3 (for which:

    saxa sequentia,

    Ov. M. 11, 2):

    oculi,

    following, Stat. Th. 3, 500; so Calp. Ecl. 1, 31:

    ensis,

    following speedily, rapidly moving, Val. Fl. 7, 619.—As subst.: sĕquax, ācis, m., an attendant, follower:

    Bacchi Venerisque,

    Manil. 5, 143; Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 6, 23; 1, 13.—
    B.
    In partic., of materials, in working, yielding, pliable, ductile, flexible:

    trabes,

    Val. Fl. 1, 124:

    bituminum sequax ac lenta natura,

    Plin. 7, 15, 13, § 65:

    natura cornus,

    id. 11, 37, 45, § 127:

    lentitia salicis ad vincturas,

    id. 16, 37, 68, § 174 et saep.— Comp.:

    nec est alia nunc materia sequacior (vitro),

    Plin. 36, 26, 67, § 198:

    flexibiles quamcumque in partem ducimur a principe, atque ut ita dicam, sequaces sumus,

    Plin. Pan. 45, 5.—
    II.
    Trop., following, pursuing:

    naturas hominum varias moresque sequaces,

    following them, Lucr. 3, 315:

    metus hominum curaeque sequaces,

    pursuing them, id. 2, 47:

    scabies sequax malum,

    Grat. Cyn. 411.—
    B.
    Following, tractable:

    imbueret novas artes sensusque sequaces,

    Aus. Idyll. 5, 3; so,

    discipuli,

    Pacat. Pan. Theod. 15.—Hence, adv.: sĕquācĭter, of course, consequently, Arn. 2, 49; 2, 75; Aug. Doctr. Christ. 2, 22; id. de Musica, 4, 10.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > sequax

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  • Sequacious — Se*qua cious, a. [L. sequax, acis, fr. suquit to follow. See {Sue} to follow. ] 1. Inclined to follow a leader; following; attendant. [1913 Webster] Trees uprooted left their place, Sequacious of the lyre. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sequacious — I adjective accommodating, acquiescent, adaptable, amenable, bendable, bending, compliant, deferential, dependent, docile, ductile, easily influenced, easily led, easily taught, easygoing, elastic, facile, fictile, flexible, flexile, giving,… …   Law dictionary

  • sequacious — given to following leaders, 1630s, from L. sequac , stem of sequax that follows, a follower, from sequi to follow (see SEQUEL (Cf. sequel)) + OUS (Cf. ous) …   Etymology dictionary

  • sequacious — [si kwā′shəs] adj. [L sequax < sequi, to follow (see SEQUENT) + OUS] easily influenced or led; servile; compliant sequaciously adv. sequacity [sikwas′ə tē] n …   English World dictionary

  • sequacious — adjective Etymology: Latin sequac , sequax inclined to follow, from sequi Date: 1643 1. archaic subservient, tractable 2. intellectually servile • sequaciously adverb • sequacity noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sequacious — sequaciously, adv. sequacity /si kwas i tee/, sequaciousness, n. /si kway sheuhs/, adj. 1. following with smooth or logical regularity. 2. Archaic. following, imitating, or serving another person, esp. unreasoningly. [1630 40; < L sequaci (s. of… …   Universalium

  • sequacious — adjective a) Tending in a continuous intellectual direction; not rambling or discursive. Orpheus could lead the savage race; b) Following along, especially in a submissive or unthinking way. And trees uprooted left their place; …   Wiktionary

  • sequacious — adj. inclined to follow, submissive; continuing in a sequential manner …   English contemporary dictionary

  • sequacious — [sɪ kweɪʃəs] adjective rare lacking independence or originality of thought. Derivatives sequaciously adverb sequacity sɪ kwasɪti noun Origin C17: from L. sequax, sequac following (from sequi follow ) + ious …   English new terms dictionary

  • sequacious — se·qua·cious …   English syllables

  • sequacious — se•qua•cious [[t]sɪˈkweɪ ʃəs[/t]] adj. easily led; servile • Etymology: 1630–40; < L sequāx, s. sequāc following closely, pliant, der. of sequī to follow; see acious se•qua′cious•ly, adv. se•quac′i•ty ˈkwæs ɪ ti n …   From formal English to slang

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