Definition of: sedentary

(sed′ən·ter′ē) adjective
1. Sitting much of the time; accustomed to sit much or to work in a sitting posture; hence, settled in one place, as certain tribes; sluggish; inactive.
2. Characterized by sitting.
3. Resulting from much or long sitting.
4. Zool. Remaining in one place; attached or fixed to an object; sessile. [<L sedentarius <sedens, -entis, ppr. of sedere sit]
—sed′en·tar′i·ly adverb
—sed′en·tar′i·ness noun