·adj Caused by long sitting.
II. Sedentary ·adj Accustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man.
III. Sedentary ·adj Inactive; motionless; sluggish; hence, calm; tranquil.
IV. Sedentary ·adj Characterized by, or requiring, much sitting; as, a sedentary employment; a sedentary life.
V. Sedentary ·adj Remaining in one place, especially when firmly attached to some object; as, the oyster is a sedentary mollusk; the barnacles are sedentary crustaceans.