Both Uses of
sedate
in
Harry Potter (#5) and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry felt as though the panic inside him might spill over at any moment; he wanted to run, to yell for Dumbledore; Mr Weasley was bleeding as they walked along so sedately, and what if those fangs (Harry tried hard not to think 'my fangs') had been poisonous?†
Chpt 22 *
- Harry and Hermione nodded and they hastened towards the double doors into the Entrance Hall, slowing down as they stepped over the threshold to walk sedately past the examiners.†
Chpt 31
Definition:
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(sedate as in: she is sedate) calm -- possibly also dignified