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Definition of Staidest
1. staid [adj] - See also: staid
Lexicographical Neighbors of Staidest
Literary usage of Staidest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1876)
"And, what was very strange, he could offset the wildest frolic with the staidest
sedateness of conduct. He could turn on the instant from the comical to the ..."
2. English Literature: An Illustrated Record by Richard Garnett, Edmund Gosse (1903)
"... i<J4j. 'r Title-page of Milton's "Paradise Lost," First Edition, 1667
contemporaries no music had been permitted but that of the staidest psalmody. ..."
3. Theatre Arts by Society of Arts and Crafts, Detroit (1920)
"As the war went on even the staidest Londoners could not stay at home and the
theatre business grew with restaurant business and cinema business. ..."
4. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1883)
"Even the staidest and most prudent can't resist those toothsome morsels. "
You don't get such grub as this at the Palace," says a boy. ..."
5. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1902)
"... from even the staidest son of Uncle Sam. It is no respecter of persons, for
its membership includes men— women too—of the highest standing, ..."
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