Sēd'en-ta-ry1, n.
n. (Zoöl.) One of a tribe of spiders, which rest motionless until their prey is entangled in their web. Brande.
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Sedentary
Sēd'en-ta-ry2, a.
(44), a. [Lat. sedentarius, from sedere, to sit; Fr. sédentaire, Sp. & It. sedentario. See SEDENT.]
Sense 1. Accustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man.
Sense 2. Requiring much sitting; as, a sedentary employment.
Any education that confined itself to sedentary pursuits was essentially imperfect. R. Disraeli.
Sense 3. Passed for the most part in sitting; as, a sedentary life.
Sense 4. Inactive; motionless; sluggish. [Rare.] “The sedentary earth.” Milton.
The soul, considered abstractly from its passions, is of a remiss, sedentary nature. Spectator.