sedately
1
5.5
- adverb
- /sɪˈdeɪtli/
:
con calma
- She walked sedately into the room, exuding confidence and grace.
- walked sedately
- moved sedately
- sat sedately
Examples
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"Good evening, Sam," she said sedately.
Fiction book (1990) -
So she walked sedately to the car.
Fiction book (1990) -
The chocolate lab walked sedately alongside him.
Fiction book (1996) -
Eddie held open the gate, and the red bull walked sedately through.
Fiction book (1997) -
Once he was near them, he strolled sedately just behind.
Fiction book (1999) -
Inside the gates, the road meandered sedately through the park, on the slopes of a small, steep mountain.
Fiction book (2000) -
"What?" Kachru stopped, discarding the pretense, accepting his knowledge sedately.
Fiction book (2001) -
The Sartan, hands clasped nervously before him, sailed sedately along after them.
Fiction book (1991) -
At Moses's signal, Kelsey straightened, then walked the yearling sedately over.
Fiction book (1995) -
Malcolm drove them sedately down the Skyline Drive, then steeply down one of the avenues to Superior Street, and then east.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
110
1.0
In a calm, steady way without showing anger or nervousness
57
4.2
To speak or act in a serious and respectful way
30
3.4
In a relaxed way without hurrying
8
4.2
In a serious, calm way that does not show excitement
7
3.9
In a calm, peaceful way without worry
5
6.7
In a calm, fair way without strong feeling or bias
3
5.2
To act calmly and peacefully without showing excitement
1
3.6
To do something in a slow, calm way without hurry
1
7.0
In a calm, proper way that follows social rules
1
4.8
In a calm and peaceful way
In a serious, calm way without showing excitement
Calmly and with control of your feelings
Antonyms
How Calm
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sedately comes from the Latin sedatus, from sedare meaning 'to calm', and you can see the same root in the word sedative. So to act sedately is to be 'calm', 'dignified', and unhurried.