sedate

a. [ L. sedatus, p. p. of sedare, sedatum, to allay, calm, causative of sedere to sit. See Sit. ] Undisturbed by passion or caprice; calm; tranquil; serene; not passionate or giddy; composed; staid; as, a sedate soul, mind, or temper. [ 1913 Webster ]

Disputation carries away the mind from that calm and sedate temper which is so necessary to contemplate truth. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whatsoever we feel and know
Too sedate for outward show. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Settled; composed; calm; quiet; tranquil; still; serene; unruffled; undisturbed; contemplative; sober; serious. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Se*date"ly, adv. -- Se*date"ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]