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sedentary

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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 [ˈsɛdəntərɪ -trɪ]
adj
1. characterized by or requiring a sitting position sedentary work
2. tending to sit about without taking much exercise
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of animals) moving about very little, usually because of attachment to a rock or other surface
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of animals) not migratory
[from Latin sedentārius, from sedēre to sit]
sedentarily  adv
sedentariness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.sedentary - requiring sitting or little activity; "forced by illness to lead a sedentary life"
inactive - not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature"

sedentary
adjective inactive, sitting, seated, desk, motionless, torpid, desk-bound A sedentary lifestyle has been linked with a risk of heart disease.
moving, active, mobile, on the go (informal), motile
Translations
sedentary [ˈsedntrɪ] ADJsedentario

sedentary [ˈsɛdəntəri] adjsédentaire

sedentary
adj
job, occupationsitzend attr; to lead a sedentary lifesehr viel sitzen; any job of a sedentary naturejede im Sitzen ausgeübte Tätigkeit
tribesesshaft; sedentary birdStandvogel m

sedentary [ˈsɛdntrɪ] adjsedentario/a

sedentary
adj sedentary [ˈsedntəri]
(of a job, way of living etc) requiring or involving much sitting and little exercise a sedentary job in a tax office. onaktiewe قُعْدَه، جُلوسي заседнал sedavý stillesiddende sitzend καθιστικός sedentario istuv بي تحرك istuma- sédentaire כָּרוּך בִּישִיבָה अभ्रमणशील sjedilački, sjedeći ülő- di belakang meja kyrrsetu- sedentario すわってする 앉아만 있는 sėdimas sēdošs banyak duduk zittend stillesittende siedzący sedentário sedentar сидячий, малоподвижный sedavý sedeč sedeći stillasittande, orörlig นั่ง oturarak yapılan 坐著工作的,工作時很少走動的 сидячий نشستہ، بیٹھ کر کرنے والے کام ngồi nhiều


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But, though these barbarians dined in the cabin, and nominally lived there; still, being anything but sedentary in their habits, they were scarcely ever in it except at meal-times, and just before sleeping-time, when they passed through it to their own peculiar quarters.
At times he would tear off a small piece, and holding it between his paws, and retaining his sedentary position, would feed himself with it, after the fashion of a monkey.
Susan was growing very fond of her, and though without any of the early delight in books which had been so strong in Fanny, with a disposition much less inclined to sedentary pursuits, or to information for information's sake, she had so strong a desire of not appearing ignorant, as, with a good clear understanding, made her a most attentive, profitable, thankful pupil.
 
 
 
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