SEDATELY
sedately, calmly
(adverb) in a sedate manner
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
sedately (comparative more sedately, superlative most sedately)
Calmly, without excessive emotion or force; in a composed manner.
Source: Wiktionary
SEDATE
Se*date", a. Etym: [L. sedatus, p. p. of sedare, sedatum, to allay,
calm, causative of sedere to sit. See Sit.]
Definition: 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; conteplative; sober; serious.
– Se*date"ly, adv.
– Se*date"ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition