Both Uses
stationary
in
Bartleby, the Scrivener: a Story of Wall Street
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- I like to be stationary.†
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- "Stationary you shall be then," I cried, now losing all patience, and for the first time in all my exasperating connection with him fairly flying into a passion.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(stationary) standing still; or not capable of being movedStationary is commonly confused with stationery; i.e., paper for writing letters. The words are pronounced identically, so be sure to note the spelling. It might help to remember which is which, by thinking "First sit still; then write."
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)