01 a. Accustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man.
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1.
Accustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man.
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2.
Characterized by, or requiring, much sitting; as, a sedentary employment; a sedentary life.“Any education that confined itself to sedentary pursuits was essentially imperfect.” — Beaconsfield.
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3.
Inactive; motionless; sluggish; hence, calm; tranquil.[R.]“The soul, considered abstractly from its passions, is of a remiss, sedentary nature.” — Spectator.
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4.
Caused by long sitting.[Obs.]
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5.
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.