sedate vs serious

sedate and serious both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sedate	No	Yes	Yes	No
serious	No	Yes	No	No

sedate (adjective)	serious (adjective)
characterized by dignity and propriety	concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises	completely lacking in playfulness
	causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
	requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve
	of great consequence
	appealing to the mind

sedate (verb)	serious (verb)
cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to