meaning of sedentary
Scientists believe that one of the causes of the obesity epidemic sweeping the US is our sedentary lifestyle. Sedentary means sitting a lot and refers to a person or job that is not very physically active. This adjective has a specialized meaning when referring to certain types of birds that stay in one area and do not migrate. Sedentary is from French sÃ©dentaire, from Old French, from Latin sedentÄrius, from sedÄre to sit..