adj caused by long sitting.
2. sedentary ·adj accustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man.
3. sedentary ·adj inactive; motionless; sluggish; hence, calm; tranquil.
4. sedentary ·adj characterized by, or requiring, much sitting; as, a sedentary employment; a sedentary life.
5. sedentary ·adj remaining in one place, especially when firmly attached to some object; as, the oyster is a sedentary mollusk; the barnacles are sedentary crustaceans.