staid
IPA: stˈeɪd
verb
- Obsolete spelling of stayed
adjective
- Not capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious, sober.
- (rare) Always fixed in the same location; stationary.
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Examples of "staid" in Sentences
- The story was boring and staid.
- I guess we look staid and respectable.
- The lounge is a rather more staid affair.
- Homunculus, I appreciate the staid assessment.
- In painting, Balestra was staid and reactionary.
- One son was dutiful and staid at home, working in the farm.
- One son was dutiful and staid at home, working on the farm.
- On the contrary, it is regarded as staid and middle of the road.
- This tends to infuriate the staid family, and recriminations fly.
- It will always get the conversation started at any staid gathering.
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