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sitting(2) (iou)



sitting ppl adjective. ME.
[from SIT verb + -ING2.]
Of a garment: fitting well or closely to the body. rare. ME-L15.
Becoming, befitting; suitable, appropriate. LME-L16.
(Of a person or animal) that sits, seated; spec. (of a bird) that sits on eggs for the purpose of incubation. E17.
b. Botany. Sessile. L18-M19.
c. Of a target: stationary, easily hit. Also (fig.), extremely easy or vulnerable, impossible to miss. M19.
sitting duck: see DUCK noun1.
Of a person: currently holding a specified position or office. E18.
sitting member a Member of Parliament holding a seat in the House of Commons at the time referred to. sitting tenant a tenant already occupying a property.