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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 — adverb see sedate I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• 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