(1):
(a.) Characterized by, or requiring, much sitting; as, a sedentary employment; a sedentary life.
(2):
(a.) Inactive; motionless; sluggish; hence, calm; tranquil.
(3):
(a.) Caused by long sitting.
(4):
(a.) Remaining in one place, especially when firmly attached to some object; as, the oyster is a sedentary mollusk; the barnacles are sedentary crustaceans.
(5):
(a.) Accustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man.