Sedate and Sappy

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Sedate adjective - Not joking or playful in mood or manner.

Usage example: while not exactly cold, the doctor does maintain a sedate and purely professional demeanor with his patients

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Sappy is an antonym for sedate.

Nearby Words: sedative, sedated, sedately, sedating, sedation

Sappy adjective - Appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way.

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Sedate is an antonym for sappy.

Nearby Word: sapped

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