sedately
How many syllables in sedately?
There are 3 syllables in the word sedately.How to pronounce sedately:
Synonyms for sedately:
distinguished
earnest
grave
harsh
humorless
no-nonsense
po-faced
professional
serious
severe
sober
solemn
staid
stern
strict
uncomic
unsmiling
weighty
Antonyms for sedately:
abjectly
agitatedly
annoyedly
antsily
basely
battily
boisterously
confusedly
crazedly
crazily
daftly
degradingly
demeaningly
dementedly
disconcertedly
discreditably
disgracefully
dishonorably
dishonourably
distractedly
excitably
excitedly
excitingly
flightily
flusteredly
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