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sedentary. Sedentary, a. fitting much, inactive, sluggish

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Sed″en‐ta‐ry (?), a. [[L. sedentarius, fr. sedere to sit: cf. F. seédentaire. See Sedent.]] 1. 1. Accustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man. “Sedentary, scholastic sophists.” Bp. Warburton.
2. 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. 3. Inactive; motionless; sluggish; hence, calm; tranquil. “The sedentary earth.” Milton.
The soul, considered abstractly from its passions, is of a remiss, sedentary nature. Spectator. 4. 4. Caused by long sitting. “Sedentary numbness.” Milton.
5. 5. (Zoöl.) 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 (Zoöl.), one of a tribe of spiders which rest motionless until their prey is caught in their web.