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 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, adv. --
Se*date"ness, n.
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 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, adv. --
Se*date"ness, n.
