obsequent
/ (ˈɒbsɪkwənt) /
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adjective
(of a river) flowing into a subsequent stream in the opposite direction to the original slope of the land
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Word Origin for obsequent
C16 (in the obsolete sense: yielding): from Latin obsequī, from sequī to follow
Words nearby obsequent
obscurely, obscurity, obscurum per obscurius, obsecrate, obsequence, obsequent, obsequent stream, obsequies, obsequious, obsequiousness, obsequy
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