sedately

se·date ¹  (s-dt)

adj.

Serenely deliberate, composed, and dignified in character or manner. See Synonyms at serious.

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[Latin sdtus, past participle of sdre, to settle, calm; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

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se·dately adv.

se·dateness n.

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se·date ²  (s-dt)

tr.v. se·dat·ed, se·dat·ing, se·dates

To administer a sedative to; calm or relieve by means of a sedative drug.

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[Back-formation from sedative and sedation.]

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

sedately - in a sedate manner calmly

Translations

sedately [sɪˈdeɪtlɪ] ADV → seriamente, formalmente

sedately [sɪˈdeɪtli] adv

[dressed, furnished] → sagement

(= slowly) [walk, move, journey] → tranquillement

sedately

adv

(= gently) → gemessen, ruhig; he pulled sedately out of the driveway → er fuhr gemächlich aus der Auffahrt heraus

(= conservatively) dressed, furnished → gediegen

sedately [sɪˈdeɪtlɪ] adv → in modo posato

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sedately [sɪˈdeɪtlɪ] adv → in modo posato