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sedating

Variant of sedate

adjective

calm, quiet, or composed; esp., serious and unemotional; staid; decorous

Origin: L sedatus, pp. of sedare, to settle, caus. of sedere, to sit

Related Forms:

sedately adverb
sedateness noun

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