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单词 sequacious
释义

Definition of sequacious in English:

sequacious

adjective sɪˈkweɪʃəssəˈkweɪʃəs
formal
  • (of a person) lacking independence or originality of thought.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If you read anything without questioning it, then you are just part of the sequacious herd.
    • It was Notorious Thugs which opened my eyes to this halt of progression, to the sequacious masses who live oblivious to their own kind's misdeeds and voice scant opposition to rampant injustice.

Derivatives

  • sequaciously

  • adverbsɪˈkweɪʃəslisəˈkweɪʃəsli
    formal
  • sequacity

  • noun sɪˈkwasɪti
    formal
    • To the scientific mind there is special interest in the sequacity of sheep, their habit of following one another with automatic imitation.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The sequacity of human nature is not after all peculiar to any one race or country.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin sequax, sequac- 'following' (from sequi 'follow') + -ious.

Rhymes

Athanasius, audacious, bodacious, cactaceous, capacious, carbonaceous, contumacious, Cretaceous, curvaceous, disputatious, edacious, efficacious, fallacious, farinaceous, flirtatious, foliaceous, fugacious, gracious, hellacious, herbaceous, Ignatius, loquacious, mendacious, mordacious, ostentatious, perspicacious, pertinacious, pugnacious, rapacious, sagacious, salacious, saponaceous, sebaceous, setaceous, spacious, tenacious, veracious, vexatious, vivacious, voracious
 
 

Definition of sequacious in US English:

sequacious

adjectivesəˈkwāSHəssəˈkweɪʃəs
formal
  • (of a person) lacking independence or originality of thought.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It was Notorious Thugs which opened my eyes to this halt of progression, to the sequacious masses who live oblivious to their own kind's misdeeds and voice scant opposition to rampant injustice.
    • If you read anything without questioning it, then you are just part of the sequacious herd.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin sequax, sequac- ‘following’ (from sequi ‘follow’) + -ious.

 
 
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