Sedentary /(?)/
Sed·en·ta·ry
Sedentary
a.
- Accustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man.
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Characterized by, or requiring, much sitting; as, a sedentary employment; a sedentary life.
Any education that confined itself to sedentary pursuits was essentially imperfect.
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Inactive; motionless; sluggish; hence, calm; tranquil. [R.]
The soul, considered abstractly from its passions, is of a remiss, sedentary nature.
- Caused by long sitting. [Obs.]
- Remaining in one place, especially when firmly attached to some object; as, the oyster is a sedentary mollusk; the barnacles are sedentary crustaceans. (Zool.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Sedentary spider
- one of a tribe of spiders which rest motionless until their prey is caught in their web.