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PRONUNCIATION OF SEDATELY

sedately  [sɪˈdeɪtlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEDATELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sedately is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES SEDATELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sedately in the English dictionary

The definition of sedately in the dictionary is formally; soberly. Other definition of sedately is at a dignified pace.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SEDATELY


bipinnately
ˌbaɪˈpɪnˌeɪtlɪ
cordately
ˈkɔːdeɪtlɪ
digitately
ˈdɪdʒɪˌteɪtlɪ
greatly
ˈɡreɪtlɪ
inchoately
ɪnˈkəʊeɪtlɪ
innately
ɪnˈeɪtlɪ
insensately
ɪnˈsenseɪtlɪ
irately
aɪˈreɪtlɪ
lately
ˈleɪtlɪ
lobately
ˈləʊbeɪtlɪ
mediately
ˈmiːdɪeɪtlɪ
obligately
ˈɒblɪˌɡeɪtlɪ
ornately
ɔːˈneɪtlɪ
pectinately
ˈpektɪˌneɪtlɪ
pedately
ˈpedeɪtlɪ
pinnately
ˈpɪneɪtlɪ
radiately
ˈreɪdɪeɪtlɪ
stately
ˈsteɪtlɪ
straightly
ˈstreɪtlɪ
up-to-dately
ˌʌptəˈdeɪtlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEDATELY

sedan
sedan chair
sedate
sedated
sedateness
sedation
sedative
Seddon
Sedecias
sedent
sedentarily
sedentariness
sedentary
Seder
sederunt
sedge
sedge fly
sedge warbler
sedged
sedgeland

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEDATELY

absolutely
accurately
adequately
affectionately
alternately
appropriately
approximately
deliberately
delicately
desperately
disproportionately
fortunately
immediately
intimately
legitimately
moderately
passionately
privately
separately
ultimately
unfortunately

Synonyms and antonyms of sedately in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sedately» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SEDATELY

Find out the translation of sedately to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sedately from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sedately» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

安详
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sedately
570 millions of speakers

English

sedately
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sedately
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رزين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

степенно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sedately
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শান্তভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

posément
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sedetik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ruhig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悠然と
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

침착하게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sedately
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sedately
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sedately
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गंभीरपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sedately
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sedately
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

statecznie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

статечно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sedately
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sedately
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sedately
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sedately
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sedately
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sedately

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEDATELY»

The term «sedately» is regularly used and occupies the 97.226 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEDATELY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sedately» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sedately» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sedately

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEDATELY»

Discover the use of sedately in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sedately and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
English Grammar For Dummies
A. The professor sat sedately on his sofa inhaling the fragrance of the roses, and coffee dripped quietly from his saucer onto the cat. B. The professor sat sedately on his sofa inhaling the fragrance of the roses and coffee dripped quietly from ...
Lesley J. Ward, Geraldine Woods, 2011
2
The Atheneum
Our people are sedately happy by their firesides — they are sedately happy in their places of worship — it might almost be said, they are sedately happy hi domestic festivals — when youth and beauty are united in love, or when a child ...
‎1823
3
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Then we all strolled through the shrubbery, and by a little wood path down towards the brook, the elders moving on quietly and sedately ; we, the young fry and the dogs, scampering and seour~ ing over the banks and through the copse,  ...
‎1858
4
Blackwood's Magazine
Our'peotje are sedately happy by their fire-sides — they are sedately nappy in their places of worship — it might almost be said, they are sedately happy in domestic festivals — when youth and beauty are united in love, or when a child is born, ...
‎1822
5
Sailing to Love
You will sit sedately in the Viceregal mansion in Calcutta, waiting for me to return. " She made a face. "Not sedately." "No, I don't suppose you've ever done anything sedately in your life." "Anyway, it's dangerous," she countered. " Suppose you ...
Barbara Cartland, 2011
6
Atheneum, Or, Spirit of the English Magazines
the earth, nor do the records of any s'des— they are sedately happy in their JOURNAL OF A TOUR THROUGH THE NETHERLANDS TO PARIS. BY. ed in peace. Of all nations of the earth, the Irish have perhaps most feeling and fancy ...
‎1823
7
Understanding and Servicing CD Players
4 The FEO should rise and fall sedately; the number of times will vary depending upon the manufacturer. Players with test or service mode facilities 1 Without inserting a disc, determine the focus error point, (FEO) or (FE), where possible.
Ken Clements, 1994
8
Essays in Appreciation
They observe gait, their own and others'. 'At times there is upon her features seen , What moves suspicion — she is too serene. Such is the motion of a drunken man, Who steps sedately, just to show he can." The line steps sedately ...
Christopher Ricks, 1996
9
The Precipice
... by them tripped the music students, who had been incomparably happy in the highest balcony, and who now cringed before the penetrating cold; among them marched sedately the phalanx of middle-class people who permitted themselves  ...
Elia Wilkinson Peattie, 2011
10
The Novelist's Magazine
... been, as it were, tired, and my spirits exhausted, I slept very soundly, and awaked much better composed than I had ever been before: and now I began to think sedately; and, upon the utmost debate with myself, 1 concluded, that thi« island, ...
‎1781

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEDATELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sedately is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Thousands of British Muslims prepare to celebrate Eid in …
More sedately, there will be boat rides and picnic areas. Remarkably, the event thrives without local authority funding. Rather, a coalition of mosques donates ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
McCullum 158* blazes way for Birmingham
Having progressed relatively sedately to 50 in 23 balls he advanced to his hundred (his seventh in T20 and the first by a Birmingham player in the tournament) in ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»
3
Nasdaq Parties Likes It's 2000, but More Sedately
The Nasdaq NDAQ -1.04 % Composite Index broke through 5000, returning to a level it hadn't seen in nearly 15 years and moving within range of a record for ... «Wall Street Journal, Mar 15»
4
Hey Sun, Why So Serious?
Filaments can float sedately for days before disappearing. Sometimes they also erupt out into space, releasing solar material in a shower that either rains back ... «Gizmodo, Feb 15»
5
In Sierra Leone's Chaotic Capital, Ebola Found Fertile Ground
She said it sedately, and added that she was tired and hungry. We stared at the slums below and a sea clouded by Saharan dust. In the beginning of September, ... «National Geographic, Jan 15»
6
Deflation is a rising threat for markets
In effect, the world has been prey to a growing problem of deficient demand, leading to disinflation, while the US has been growing too sedately to spark the ... «Financial Times, Jan 15»
7
The War On Drugs Warms Up A Frigid Evening
On Wednesday, December 3, the sedately intense psychedelic rockers from Philly kicked off the annual December to Remember concert series with Portland ... «Vortex Music Magazine, Dec 14»
8
McLaren's 650S is a new contender in the race between top luxury …
... and the massively complex electronics that manage the engine, gearbox and suspension allow the 650S to be driven sedately, calmly, and very smoothly. «wallpaper.com, Oct 14»
9
Lord's Test: 'Cautious' Murali Vijay's purple patch works for India
The cause of this is his decision to be cautious and watchful and to go about the business of scoring runs more sedately than before. Murali Vijay leaves a ... «Mid-Day, Jul 14»
10
Giant Oak Comes Out Of Hiding
Hanover — Th e champion Northern red oak of Grafton County stands sedately among pedestrian pines, along one of the Hanover Conservancy's side trails on ... «Valley News, Jul 14»

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