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sedentary |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 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. 3. Inactive; motionless; sluggish; hence calm; tranquil. [R.] ``The sedentary earth.'' --Milton. The soul, considered abstractly from its passions, is of a remiss, sedentary nature. --Spectator. 4. Caused by long sitting. [Obs.] ``Sedentary numbness.'' --Milton. 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. {Sedentary spider} (Zo["o]l.), one of a tribe of spiders which rest motionless until their prey is caught in their web. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sedentary adj : used of persons or actions; "forced by illness to lead a sedentary life"
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