sedate
/sih-DAYT/adjectivecalm and dignified; to calm with drugs
“The seaside town keeps a sedate pace even in August.”
- Synonyms
- calm, tranquil, staid
- Antonyms
- wild, frenetic
- Root
- sed- (sit)
- Memory hook
- sed (sit): settled and calm.
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