Both Uses of
sedate
in
Pride and Prejudice
- Nor did he seem much more at ease; when he spoke, his accent had none of its usual sedateness; and he repeated his inquiries as to the time of her having left Longbourn, and of her having stayed in Derbyshire, so often, and in so hurried a way, as plainly spoke the distraction of his thoughts.†
Chpt 43 *
- Jane looked a little paler than usual, but more sedate than Elizabeth had expected.†
Chpt 53 *
Definitions:
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(sedate as in: she is sedate) calm -- possibly also dignified
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(sedate as in: sedate her) make calm or drowsy by giving a drug