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sedentary

sedentary


sed·en·tar·y  (sdn-tr)
adj.
1. Characterized by or requiring much sitting: a sedentary job.
2. Accustomed to sitting or to taking little exercise.
3. Remaining or living in one area, as certain birds; not migratory.
4. Attached to a surface and not moving freely, as a barnacle.

[French sédentaire, from Old French, from Latin sedentrius, from sedns, sedent-, present participle of sedre, to sit; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

seden·tari·ly (-târ-l) adv.
seden·tari·ness n.


sedentary  /sdntri/  adj. related to sitting, not physical activity: His sedentary lifestyle includes working at a desk all day and watching television at night. sedentary

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