obsequent

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɑbsɪkwənt/ UK /ˈɒbsɪkwənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
of a stream, flowing in a direction opposite to the dip of the underlying strata

Geologists mapped the obsequent stream cutting back against the rock's tilt.

Thesaurus

Opposites

consequent

Word family

Related forms consequent subsequent sequent obsequious

Etymology

A geological coinage from Latin obsequi ('to follow after, comply with'), from ob- plus sequi ('to follow'), applied to a stream flowing against the dip of the strata.

obsequi Latin sequi Latin

View etymology graph ->

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

External links

# obsequent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈɑbsɪkwənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɒbsɪkwənt/

## Meanings
1. of a stream, flowing in a direction opposite to the dip of the underlying strata

## Examples
- Geologists mapped the obsequent stream cutting back against the rock's tilt.

## Antonyms
- consequent

## Related Forms
- consequent
- subsequent
- sequent
- obsequious

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: obsequi
- Root: sequi

## Etymology
A geological coinage from Latin obsequi ('to follow after, comply with'), from ob- plus sequi ('to follow'), applied to a stream flowing against the dip of the strata.

## AI Etymology
Obsequent is a geological coinage from Latin obsequi ('to follow after, comply with'), from ob- plus sequi ('to follow'), applied to a stream flowing against the dip of the strata. Important recorded forms include obsequi (Latin) and sequi (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers of a stream, flowing in a direction opposite to the dip of the underlying strata. The wider family includes related words such as consequent, subsequent, sequent, and obsequious.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

markdown