Meaning & use
sedated
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Calmed or made drowsy through the effect of a sedative drug.
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The dog was sedated before the vet examined its injured leg.
He felt sedated and slow after taking the cold medicine.
A note on using this word
Comes from the verb "sedate"; used both in medical contexts and loosely to describe feeling unusually calm or slow.
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drowsytranquilized
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