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Definition of Staid
1. Adjective. Characterized by dignity and propriety.
Definition of Staid
1. a. Sober; grave; steady; sedate; composed; regular; not wild, volatile, or fanciful.
Definition of Staid
1. Adjective. Serious, organized, and professional; sober ¹
2. Adjective. Always fixed in the same location; stationary ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Staid
1. sober and sedate [adj STAIDER, STAIDEST] : STAIDLY [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Staid
Literary usage of Staid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Journal Or Historical Account of the Life, Travels, Sufferings, Christian by George Fox, William Penn, Margaret Askew Fell Fox (1839)
"Leaving the Hague, we went to Delft, and from thence that night to Rotterdam,
where we staid several days, and had several meetings. While I was here, ..."
2. The Works of George Fox by George Fox (1831)
"After the meeting we went to Henry Draper's where we staid all night. Next morning
a Friend came as I was passing away, and told me, 'If the priests and ..."
3. Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, F.R.S.: Secretary to the by Samuel Pepys, Richard Griffin Braybrooke (1855)
"... their friends, and there staid all the afternoon, which cost me great store
of wine, and were very merry. Mr. Creed and I to the Tower, ..."
4. Prison Life and Reflections, Or, A Narrative of the Arrest, Trial by George Thompson (1855)
"He was first sentenced to be hung—then for twenty years in this place—then for
ten—staid five and half and left, again engaging in drinking and gambling. ..."
5. Prison Life and Reflections: Or, A Narrative of the Arrest, Trial by George Thompson (1857)
"He was first sentenced to be hung—then for twenty years in this place—then for
ten—staid five and half and left, again engaging in drinking and gambling. ..."
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