Found 2 items, similar to sedentary.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: sedentary
sedentary
adj : used of persons or actions;
“forced by illness to lead a
sedentary life”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Sedentary
Sedentary
\Sed"en*ta*ry\, a. [L. sedentarius, fr. sedere to sit:
cf. F. se['e]dentaire. See
Sedent.]
1. Accustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man.
“Sedentary, scholastic sophists.” --Bp. Warburton.
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2. Characterized by, or requiring, much sitting; as, a
sedentary employment; a sedentary life.
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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 sedentary earth.” --Milton.
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The soul, considered abstractly from its passions,
is of a remiss, sedentary nature. --Spectator.
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4. Caused by long sitting. [Obs.]
“Sedentary numbness.”
--Milton.
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5. (Zo["o]l.) 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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Sedentary spider (Zo["o]l.), one of a tribe of spiders
which rest motionless until their prey is caught in their
web.
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