Definitions for: Sedentary

[adj] used of persons or actions; "forced by illness to lead a sedentary life"

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: inactive

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