- sedately
- adverb see sedate I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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sedately — Ⅰ. sedate [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) calm and unhurried. 2) staid and rather dull. DERIVATIVES sedately adverb sedateness noun. ORIGIN originally used also as a medical term in the sense «not sore or painful»: from Latin sedare settle … English terms dictionary
Sedately — Sedate Se*date , a. [L. sedatus, p. p. of sedare, sedatum, to allay, calm, causative of sedere to sit. See {Sit}.] Undisturbed by passion or caprice; calm; tranquil; serene; not passionate or giddy; composed; staid; as, a sedate soul, mind, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sedately — See sedate1. * * * … Universalium
sedately — adverb a) Calmly, without excessive emotion. b) With little energy … Wiktionary
sedately — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. quietly, slowly, formally; see deliberately , proudly … English dictionary for students
sedately — adv. calmly, tranquilly; in a composed manner, in a staid manner … English contemporary dictionary
sedately — se·date·ly … English syllables
sedately — See: sedate … English dictionary
sedately — adverb in a sedate manner • Syn: ↑calmly … Useful english dictionary
sedate — sedately, adv. sedateness, n. /si dayt /, adj., v., sedated, sedating. adj. 1. calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement: a sedate party; a sedate horse. v.t. 2. to put (a person) under sedation. [1640 50; < L sedatus (ptp.… … Universalium
