Sedentary

['sed(ə)nt(ə)rɪ] or ['sɛdntɛri]

Definition

(adj.) requiring sitting or little activity; 'forced by illness to lead a sedentary life' .

Typist: Maura--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Accustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man.

(a.) Characterized by, or requiring, much sitting; as, a sedentary employment; a sedentary life.

(a.) Inactive; motionless; sluggish; hence, calm; tranquil.

(a.) Caused by long sitting.

(a.) Remaining in one place, especially when firmly attached to some object; as, the oyster is a sedentary mollusk; the barnacles are sedentary crustaceans.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Close, assiduous, studious

ANT:Active, free, erratic, locomotive

Typist: Rachel

Definition

adj. sitting much: passed chiefly in sitting: requiring much sitting: inactive: (zool.) not migratory: not errant: lying in wait as a spider: not free-swimming: motionless as a protozoan.—adj. Sē′dent at rest.—adv. Sed′entarily.—n. Sed′entariness.

Checker: Pamela

Examples

Checker: Pamela

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