Yahoo Malaysia Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   sedentary

   /ˈsɛd(ə)nt(ə)ri/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive: "we all walk a certain amount every day even if we are sedentary"
   • ▪ (of work or a way of life) characterized by much sitting and little physical exercise: "a sedentary lifestyle spells bad news for hips and thighs"
   • ▪ (of a position) sitting; seated: "he spoke from a sedentary position"
   • ▪ inhabiting the same locality throughout life; not migratory or nomadic: "a tribe of sedentary agriculturists"
   • ▪ (of an animal) sessile.

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘not migratory’): from French sédentaire or Latin sedentarius, from sedere ‘sit’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sedentarily adverb
   • 2. sedentariness noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • S

     1

   • E

     1

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • T

     1

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • Y

     4

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points