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sedate

adjective
 
 
/sɪˈdeɪt/

Definition

avoiding excitement or great activity and usually calm and relaxed: The fight against a chemical storage site has transformed a normally sedate village into a battleground. The speed limit is a sedate 55 mph.Calm and relaxed sedately
 
 
/-li/ adverb
Calm and relaxed
(Definition of sedate adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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