SEDATEST

Adjective

sedatest

superlative form of sedate: most sedate

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



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