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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sedate \Se*date"\, adjective [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 temper.
Disputation carries away the mind from that calm and sedate temper which is so necessary to contemplate truth. --I. Watts.
Whatsoever we feel and know Too sedate for outward show. --Wordsworth.
Syn: Settled; composed; calm; quiet; tranquil; still; serene; unruffled; undisturbed; contemplative; sober; serious. -- {Se*date"ly}, adverb -- {Se*date"ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
sedately
adverb: in a sedate manner [syn: {calmly}]
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