sed ‧ en ‧ ta ‧ ry /ˈsed ə nt ə ri $ -teri/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: sédentaire , from Latin sedentarius , from sedere 'to sit' ]
1 . formal spending a lot of time sitting down, and not moving or exercising very much
sedentary life/job/lifestyle etc
health problems caused by our sedentary lifestyles
2 . technical a sedentary group of people tend always to live in the same place:
a sedentary people living north of the Danube