sedatelyadv.
/sɪˈdeɪtli/ In a sedate manner; without passion or excitement.
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the mind > emotion > calmness > [adverb]
evenlyOE
egallyc1374
soberly1382
sadly?a1400
wellc1405
digestlya1522
calmly1597
placidly1635
sedately1646
equanimously1652
recollectedly1654
serenely1690
composedly1702
dispassionately1717
serene1728
unperturbedly?1786
solidly1799
tranquilly1801
relaxedly1819
collectedly1838
comfortably1872
equably1873
unagitatedly1894
1646 J. Trapp Brief Comm. John xviii. 33 Pilate therefore retires himself into the palace, that he might more sedately set himself to sift the business.
1670 in J. Goodwin Πλήρωμα τὸ Πνευματικόv To Rdr. sig. (a) As also, those Grounds and Arguments that are commonly brought..punctually, sedately, and faithfully answered.
1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 5 I..began to argue with my self sedately.
1814 Ld. Byron Lara i. xxi. 397 And Lara gaz'd on these sedately glad.
1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge i. 231 John looked sedately and solemnly at his questioner.
1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems lv. 8 I hail'd each lady promenader, Each, I found, did face me quite sedately.
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