Definition of Sedentary in English :

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Sedentary meaning in English

Meaning of Sedentary in English

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Sedentary

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Adjective

1. sedentary

requiring sitting or little activity

Example Sentences:
'forced by illness to lead a sedentary life'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Sedentary

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adjective
1. 
characterized by or requiring a sitting position
sedentary work
2. 
tending to sit about without taking much exercise
3. 
(of animals) moving about very little, usually because of attachment to a rock or other surface
4. 
(of animals) not migratory

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Sedentary

see synonyms of sedentary
adjective
1. 
a. 
of or marked by much sitting about and little travel
b. 
keeping one seated much of the time
a sedentary job
2. 
a. 
remaining in one locality; not migratory
said of birds, etc.
b. 
fixed to one spot, as a barnacle

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Sedentary

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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; not migratory: sedentary caribou herds.
4. Attached or rooted; sessile: sedentary marine organisms.

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