SEDENTARILY
Etymology
Adverb
sedentarily (comparative more sedentarily, superlative most sedentarily)
In a sedentary way.
Source: Wiktionary
Sed"en*ta*ri*ly, adv.
Definition: In a sedentary manner.
SEDENTARY
Sed"en*ta*ry, a. Etym: [L. sedentarius, fr. sedere to sit: cf. F.
seédentaire. See Sedent.]
1. Accustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man. "Sedentary,
scholastic sophists." Bp. Warburton.
2. Characterized by, or requiring, much sitting; as, a sedentary
employment; a sedentary life.
Any education that confined itself to sedentary pursuits was
essentially imperfect. Beaconsfield.
3. Inactive; motionless; sluggish; hence, calm; tranquil. [R.] "The
sedentary earth." Milton.
The soul, considered abstractly from its passions, is of a remiss,
sedentary nature. Spectator.
4. Caused by long sitting. [Obs.] "Sedentary numbness." Milton.
5. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Remaining in one place, especially when firmly attached to some
object; as, the oyster is a sedentary mollusk; the barnacles are
sedentary crustaceans. Sedentary spider (Zoöl.), one of a tribe of
spiders which rest motionless until their prey is caught in their
web.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition