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sedately

adv

Etymology

From sedate + -ly.

  1. derived from *sed-✻ — “to sit”
  2. derived from sēdātus — “calm, quiet, composed”
  3. inherited from sedate — “not painful or sore”
  4. suffixed as sedately — “sedate + ly”

Definitions

  1. Calmly, without excessive emotion or force

    Calmly, without excessive emotion or force; in a composed manner.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA