sedentary
characterized by or requiring a sitting posture: a sedentary occupation.
accustomed to sit or rest a great deal or to take little exercise.
Chiefly Zoology.
abiding in one place; not migratory.
pertaining to animals that move about little or are permanently attached to something, as a barnacle.
Origin of sedentary
1Other words from sedentary
- sed·en·tar·i·ly [sed-n-tair-uh-lee, sed-n-ter-], /ˌsɛd nˈtɛər ə li, ˈsɛd nˌtɛr-/, adjective
- sed·en·tar·i·ness, noun
- non·sed·en·tar·i·ly, adverb
- non·sed·en·tar·i·ness, noun
- non·sed·en·tar·y, adjective
- pre·sed·en·tar·y, adjective
- un·sed·en·tar·y, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for sedentary
/ (ˈsɛdəntərɪ, -trɪ) /
characterized by or requiring a sitting position: sedentary work
tending to sit about without taking much exercise
(of animals) moving about very little, usually because of attachment to a rock or other surface
(of animals) not migratory
Origin of sedentary
1Derived forms of sedentary
- sedentarily, adverb
- sedentariness, noun
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