sedentary
adjective/ˈsedntri/
/ˈsednteri/
- (of work, activities, etc.) in which you spend a lot of time sitting down
- a sedentary job/occupation/lifestyle
- (of people) spending a lot of time sitting down and not moving
- He became increasingly sedentary in later life.
- (specialist) (of people or animals) that stay and live in the same place or area
- Rhinos are largely sedentary animals.
- a sedentary population
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘not migratory’): from French sédentaire or Latin sedentarius, from sedere ‘sit’.
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