Whatsoever we feel and know Too sedate for outward show.
Wordsworth.
Syn. -- Settled; composed; calm; quiet; tranquil; still; serene;
unruffled; undisturbed; contemplative; sober; serious.
-- Se*date"ly, adv. -- Se*date"ness, n.
Se*da"tion (?), n. [L. sedatio.] The act of calming, or the state of
being calm. [R.] Coles.
Sed"a*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. sédatif.] Tending to calm, moderate, or
tranquilize; specifically (Med.), allaying irritability and irritation;
assuaging pain.
Sed"a*tive, n. (Med.) A remedy which allays irritability and
irritation, and irritative activity or pain.
Se"dent (?), a. [L. sedens, - entis, p. pr. of sedere to sit. See Sit.]
Sitting; inactive; quiet. [R.]
Sed"en*ta*ri*ly (?), adv. In a sedentary manner.
Sed"en*ta*ri*ness, n. Quality of being sedentary.
Sed"en*ta*ry (?), a. [L. sedentarius, fr. sedere to sit: cf. F.
seédentaire. See Sedent.] 1. Accustomed to sit much or long; as, a
sedentary man. "Sedentary, scholastic sophists." Bp. Warburton.
2. Characterized by, or requiring, much sitting; as, a sedentary
employment; a sedentary life.
Any education that confined itself to sedentary pursuits was
essentially imperfect.
Beaconsfield.
3. Inactive; motionless; sluggish; hence, calm; tranquil. [R.] "The
sedentary earth." Milton.
The soul, considered abstractly from its passions, is of a remiss,
sedentary nature.
Spectator.