sedate
calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement: a sedate party;a sedate horse.
Origin of sedate
1synonym study For sedate
Other words for sedate
Other words from sedate
- se·date·ly, adverb
- se·date·ness, noun
- un·se·date, adjective
- un·se·date·ly, adverb
- un·se·date·ness, noun
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How to use sedate in a sentence
The other thing is just to surprise the audience—usually the season starts a little more sedately.
‘The Good Wife’ Creators on the Premiere’s Big Cary Twist, Will’s Death, and More | Kevin Fallon | September 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFrivolity enveloped the company as with a silken veil, and yet everything moved as politely and as sedately as a minuet.
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange KiellandWe proceeded moderately and sedately upon our shining way, skirting the sapphire sea, dotted here and there with green islands.
Italian Days and Ways | Anne Hollingsworth WhartonSusan Simpson strolled sedately,Stifling sobs, suppressing sighs.
The Book of Humorous Verse | VariousThe little girl stopped suddenly, opened the door, and went sedately down-stairs, with her lesson books conspicuously in evidence.
The Open Question | Elizabeth Robins
For the rest of the dance, they sat sedately between two bay-trees in green tubs that occupied a corner of the room.
One Man in His Time | Ellen Glasgow
British Dictionary definitions for sedate (1 of 2)
/ (sɪˈdeɪt) /
habitually calm and composed in manner; serene
staid, sober, or decorous
Origin of sedate
1Derived forms of sedate
- sedately, adverb
- sedateness, noun
British Dictionary definitions for sedate (2 of 2)
/ (sɪˈdeɪt) /
(tr) to administer a sedative to
Origin of sedate
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