Sed"en*ta*ry (?), a. [L.
sedentarius, fr. sedere to sit: cf. F.
seédentaire. See Sedent.] 1.
Accustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man.
"Sedentary, scholastic sophists." Bp. Warburton.
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. Inactive; motionless; sluggish; hence,
calm; tranquil. [R.] "The sedentary earth."
Milton.
The soul, considered abstractly from its passions, is
of a remiss, sedentary nature.
Spectator.
4. Caused by long sitting. [Obs.]
"Sedentary numbness." Milton.
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.
Sed"en*ta*ry (?), a. [L.
sedentarius, fr. sedere to sit: cf. F.
seédentaire. See Sedent.] 1.
Accustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man.
"Sedentary, scholastic sophists." Bp. Warburton.
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. Inactive; motionless; sluggish; hence,
calm; tranquil. [R.] "The sedentary earth."
Milton.
The soul, considered abstractly from its passions, is
of a remiss, sedentary nature.
Spectator.
4. Caused by long sitting. [Obs.]
"Sedentary numbness." Milton.
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.
