sedate
adjective
calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement.
sedately
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a word derived from
sedate.
Example Sentences
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After an explosive start, Shahidi played sedately through the middle of the innings, making sure to keep up with the run rate without taking unnecessary risks.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2023
So the cart kept to a maintenance path, screened from view by vegetation and decorative fencing as it rolled sedately toward the resort’s west end.
From Slate ● Nov. 27, 2021
If they turned nasty, he was able to walk sedately down the lane, swinging his hips.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 30, 2019
Now with short hair and more sedately dressed in a velvet jacket, Carpenter doesn’t look quite so Fluxus as he once did.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2018
Afterwards they walked their horses sedately in a row.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
