Australian English Meaning of sedentary
sedentary
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Definitions and Meaning of sedentary in English
sedentary (s)
requiring sitting or little activity
sedentary (a.)
Accustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man.
Characterized by, or requiring, much sitting; as, a sedentary employment; a sedentary life.
Inactive; motionless; sluggish; hence, calm; tranquil.
Caused by long sitting.
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
requiring sitting or little activityAccustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man., Characterized by, or requiring, much sitting; as, a sedentary employme
dormant,dull,immobile,inactive,lazy,resting,sleepy,Static,stationary,unambitious
active,busy,engaged,mobile,animated,dynamic ,Energetic,kinetic,lively,occupied
sedentariness => sedentary, sedentarily => sedentary, sedent => sedentary, sedative-hypnotic drug => sedative-hypnotic drug, sedative-hypnotic => Sedative-hypnotic,
