Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sedately

/sɪdˈeɪtli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: se-date-ly
IPA: /sɪdˈeɪtli/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Calmly, without excessive emotion or force; in a composed manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English sedate Middle English -ly English -ly English sedately From sedate + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more sedately (comparative) most sedately (superlative)

Synonyms

calmly

Rhymes With

lately greatly stately innately ornately gately

Questions

How do you pronounce sedately?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɪdˈeɪtli/.
What does sedately mean?: Calmly, without excessive emotion or force; in a composed manner.
Where does sedately come from?: Etymology tree English sedate Middle English -ly English -ly English sedately From sedate + -ly.

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