sedate

IPA: sɪdˈeɪt

(of a person or their behaviour) Remaining composed and dignified, and avoiding too much activity or excitement.
(of an object, particularly a building) Not overly ornate or showy.

Examples of "sedate" in Sentences

They were supposed to quietly live out their lives in sedate seclusion.
The town could be described as "sedate", and McFallow was in the business of sedation.
Today those young men gathered under the tutelage of their fathers and grandfathers in sedate quiet as the fights began.
In town to deliver remarks on the economy, the president walked into the diner, where he was greeted with what can only be described as a sedate reception.
The eyes are blue, the cheeks pink, the complexion clear, and the expression sedate; rings are in the ears; beard and moustache are at an incipient stage, and are of the same, bright auburn hue as the hair in a picture of
While I myself cannot get wildly enthusiastic about the possibility of visiting the moon, I do find it a source of constant wonder to be able to cross the Atlantic in sedate luxury, and in 5 hours; 15 years ago, the Atlantic air-crossing was still something of a protracted and uncomfortable adventure.