sĕquax Copy link Outline I. Lit.B. In partic., of materials, in working, ...II. Trop., following, pursuingB. Following, tractable ⓘsĕquācissimus: masc nom/voc superl sg • 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.
sĕquāx Copy link Outline 1 qui suit facilement ou promptement : les chevreuils prompts à s'attacher aux ...2 docile, obéissant, souple, flexible : matière plus ductile, cf. . ⓘsĕquācissimus: masc nom/voc superl sg • sĕquāx, ācis (sequor), 1. qui suit facilement ou promptement : capreæ sequaces Virg. G. 2, 374, les chevreuils prompts à s'attacher aux ceps [pour les brouter] ; flammæ sequaces Virg. En. 8, 432, les flammes avides [à la poursuite rapide] ; sequaces undæ Virg. En. 5, 193, les flots pressés ; fumi sequaces Virg. G. 4, 230, fumée qui pénètre partout ; hederæ sequaces Pers. Prol., 6, le lierre grimpant ; Latio dare terga sequaci Virg. En. 10, 305, fuir devant les Latins acharnés à la poursuite || [fig.] mores sequaces Lucr. 3, 315, le caractère qui s'attache à chaque homme ; curæ Lucr. 2, 47, soucis tenaces || m. pris substt : Bacchi sequax Manil. 5, 143, un sectateur de Bacchus 2. docile, obéissant, souple, flexible : Plin. 7, 65 ; 11, 127 ; materia sequacior Plin. 36, 198, matière plus ductile, cf. Plin. Min. Pan. 45, 6.
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