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obsequent

obsequent adjective: obedient; submissive; obsequious.

Adjective

obsequent (comparative more obsequent, superlative most obsequent)

  1. (obsolete) Obedient; submissive; obsequious.
    • an infinitive power[…]Which hee alwayes findeth plyant, and obsequent to his pleasure, euen against the proprietie of its owne particular nature.1622, Martin Fotherby, Atheomastix
  2. Facing the opposite way of what would be expected, for example, a stream flowing towards higher elevation.

Noun

obsequent (plural obsequents)

  1. An obsequent geological feature.

Forms of obsequent

Adjective
comparativemore obsequent
superlativemost obsequent
Noun
pluralobsequents

Origin of obsequent

From Latin obsequens, present participle of obsequi, from ob (see ob-) + sequi. See sequence.

Questions about obsequent

What does obsequent mean?
Obsequent means obedient; submissive; obsequious.
What part of speech is obsequent?
Obsequent can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near obsequent in the dictionary

  1. obsecratory
  2. obselete
  3. obsequence
  4. obsequences
  5. obsequency
  6. obsequent
  7. obsequents
  8. obsequial
  9. obsequiate
  10. obsequiated
  11. obsequiates

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