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sedentary

adjective as in motionless, lazy

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That reserve gets smaller with sedentary lifestyles, and with age.

He will spend the rest of his commute sedentary, and she upright.

Kids today, just like adults, are more sedentary, glued to videogames and every tech gadget with a screen.

The doctors said it was as strong as an ox, considering he was so sedentary.

Americans spend twice as much time in cars as in the 1970s and average more than 26 hours per week of sedentary entertainment.

She grants the enjoyment of sedentary pursuits to those to whom she has denied hardier pleasures.

I now begin to despair, and am almost inclined to think that your sedentary life has rivetted your chains, and cut off your wings.

A slightly sallow tinge under its sudden bloom told how Rose had suffered from the sedentary life.

A waiter conjured a vacant table and chairs from nowhere, in the midst of the sedentary throng.

The sedentary life told on his health, and he obstinately declined the medicines his mother sent him.

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On this page you'll find 20 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sedentary, such as: inactive, desk, desk-bound, idle, seated, and settled.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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