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sedentary
[ sed-n-ter-ee ]
/ ËsÉd nËtÉr i /
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adjective
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.
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Origin of sedentary
OTHER WORDS FROM sedentary
Words nearby sedentary
sedation, sedative, Seddon, Sedecias, se defendendo, sedentary, Seder, sederunt, sedge, sedged, sedge family
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British Dictionary definitions for sedentary
sedentary
/ (ËsÉdÉntÉrÉȘ, -trÉȘ) /
adjective
characterized by or requiring a sitting positionsedentary 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
Derived forms of sedentary
sedentarily, adverbsedentariness, nounWord Origin for sedentary
C16: from Latin sedentÄrius, from sedÄre to sit
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