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sedate

adjective

Reveal meaning and examples

Calm, dignified, and unhurried.

The sedate gathering became livelier when the musicians arrived.

Dictionary practice example.

A sedate ferryman spoke calmly and proceeded without haste while arranging the passengers' next ordinary crossing.