Dictionary Entry
sedentary
sedentary is a 9-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Accustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 13 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Accustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man.
- 2adjective
Characterized by, or requiring, much sitting; as, a sedentary employment; a sedentary life.
- 3adjective
Inactive; motionless; sluggish; hence, calm; tranquil.
- 4adjective
Caused by long sitting.
- 5adjective
Remaining in one place, especially when firmly attached to some object; as, the oyster is a sedentary mollusk; the barnacles are sedentary crustaceans.
- 6adjective
requiring sitting or little activity
"forced by illness to lead a sedentary life"
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