sedentary

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Synonyms: sedimentary, sedentarily, dentary, sexenary, segmentary, sedentaria, predentary

Antonyms: sedimentary, sedentarily, dentary, sexenary, segmentary, sedentaria, predentary

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Adjective

1. Not [[move|moving]]; [[relatively]] still; staying in the [[vicinity]].
2. {{lb|en|anthropology}} Of a [[human]] [[population]], living in a fixed geographical location.
3. {{lb|en|medicine}} Of a [[job]], [[lifestyle]], etc., not moving much; [[sit]]ting around; [[inactive]].
4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[inactive|Inactive]]; [[motionless]]; [[sluggish]]; [[tranquil]].
5. {{lb|en|obsolete}} Caused by long sitting.

Noun

1. A sedentary person.

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