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sedentary

/ˈsɛd.ən.tɛɹ.i/ noun C2
  1. A sedentary person.

Plural sedentaries

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“Sir,” said d’Avrigny to Villefort, so loud that all might hear, “poor Barrois has led too sedentary a life of late; accustomed formerly to ride on horseback, or in the carriage, to the four corners of Europe, the monotonous walk around that armchair has killed him—his blood has thickened.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 822 · C1

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