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staid
[ steyd ]
adjective
- of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms: ,
- fixed, settled, or permanent.
verb
- Archaic. a simple past tense and past participle of stay 1.
staid
/ ٱɪ /
adjective
- of a settled, sedate, and steady character
- rare.permanent
Derived Forms
- ˈٲԱ, noun
- ˈٲ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ٲl adverb
- ٲn noun
- ܲ·ٲ adjective
- un·ٲl adverb
- un·ٲn noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of staid1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of staid1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
His bold and at times brash style, rejecting the more staid political rhetoric of Nandi-Ndaitwah, has seen him win support among business people and the growing urban intelligentsia.
Peake’s staid and knowing portrayal stands in contrast and complement to that of Petticrew, whose resolute manner vacillates between a flinty swagger and true anguish.
But he has a consistent history of being a flamethrower in the staid halls of Congress.
In the latest in a growing list of these particular moments, the typically staid and reserved Martha Stewart was clearly not thrilled by the close proximity and intimacy with which Barrymore conducted a recent interview.
Leave it to Loewe’s Jonathan Anderson to take a staid loafer and make it surreal.
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