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Sedent
(gcide) | Sedent \Se"dent\, a. [L. sedens, -entis, p. pr. of sedere to
sit. See Sit.]
Sitting; inactive; quiet. [R.]
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sedentary
(encz) | sedentary,sedavý adj: Zdeněk Brožsedentary,sedící adj: lukesedentary,usedlý adj: luke |
Sedentaria
(gcide) | Tubicolae \Tu*bic"o*lae\, n. pl. [L. tubus a tube + colere to
inhabit.] (Zool.)
A division of annelids including those which construct, and
habitually live in, tubes. The head or anterior segments
usually bear gills and cirri. Called also Sedentaria, and
Capitibranchiata. See Serpula, and Sabella.
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Sedentarily
(gcide) | Sedentarily \Sed"en*ta*ri*ly\, adv.
In a sedentary manner.
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Sedentariness
(gcide) | Sedentariness \Sed"en*ta*ri*ness\, n.
Quality of being sedentary.
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Sedentary
(gcide) | Sedentary \Sed"en*ta*ry\, a. [L. sedentarius, fr. sedere to sit:
cf. F. se['e]dentaire. See Sedent.]
1. Accustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man.
"Sedentary, scholastic sophists." --Bp. Warburton.
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2. Characterized by, or requiring, much sitting; as, a
sedentary employment; a sedentary life.
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Any education that confined itself to sedentary
pursuits was essentially imperfect. --Beaconsfield.
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3. Inactive; motionless; sluggish; hence, calm; tranquil.
[R.] "The sedentary earth." --Milton.
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The soul, considered abstractly from its passions,
is of a remiss, sedentary nature. --Spectator.
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4. Caused by long sitting. [Obs.] "Sedentary numbness."
--Milton.
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5. (Zool.) Remaining in one place, especially when firmly
attached to some object; as, the oyster is a sedentary
mollusk; the barnacles are sedentary crustaceans.
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Sedentary spider (Zool.), one of a tribe of spiders which
rest motionless until their prey is caught in their web.
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Sedentary spider
(gcide) | Sedentary \Sed"en*ta*ry\, a. [L. sedentarius, fr. sedere to sit:
cf. F. se['e]dentaire. See Sedent.]
1. Accustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man.
"Sedentary, scholastic sophists." --Bp. Warburton.
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2. Characterized by, or requiring, much sitting; as, a
sedentary employment; a sedentary life.
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Any education that confined itself to sedentary
pursuits was essentially imperfect. --Beaconsfield.
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3. Inactive; motionless; sluggish; hence, calm; tranquil.
[R.] "The sedentary earth." --Milton.
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The soul, considered abstractly from its passions,
is of a remiss, sedentary nature. --Spectator.
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4. Caused by long sitting. [Obs.] "Sedentary numbness."
--Milton.
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5. (Zool.) Remaining in one place, especially when firmly
attached to some object; as, the oyster is a sedentary
mollusk; the barnacles are sedentary crustaceans.
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Sedentary spider (Zool.), one of a tribe of spiders which
rest motionless until their prey is caught in their web.
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Unsedentary
(gcide) | Unsedentary \Unsedentary\
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sedentary
(wn) | sedentary
adj 1: requiring sitting or little activity; "forced by illness
to lead a sedentary life" |
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