Sequacious -- good or bad meaning?

Factual Questions
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My word-a-day calendar, generally disappointing, has come up with an interesting word today: sequacious.

The first definition is “persisting in a continuous intellectual, or stylistic direction.” That sounds pretty good. However, the second definition is, “disposed to follow another or others, slavishly unthinking and uncritical.” That’s not so good.

How do these two definitions jibe with each other? How is this word actually used, or is just one that, as Cecil might say, should fall into desuetude?

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My research comes up with “intellectually servile.”

“Etymology: Latin sequac-, sequax inclined to follow, from sequi”

I think the first definition you were given lacks a critical concept: following.

“persisting in a continuous intellectual or stylistic direction,” sure – but not an original direction.