01 a. Undisturbed by passion or caprice; calm; tranquil; serene; not passionate or giddy; composed; staid; as, a sedate soul, mind, or temper.
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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.