staid
11staid — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ respectable and unadventurous. ORIGIN archaic past participle of STAY(Cf. ↑stayer) …
12staid — [stād] vi., vt. archaic pt. & pp. of STAY3 adj. 1. Rare resisting change; fixed 2. sober; sedate; settled and steady staidly adv. staidness n …
13staid — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ become, get ▪ He had become staid and dull. ADVERB …
14Staid — Stay Stay (st[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stayed} (st[=a]d) or {Staid} (st[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Staying}.] [OF. estayer, F. [ e]tayer to prop, fr. OF. estai, F. [ e]tai, a prop, probably fr. OD. stade, staeye, a prop, akin to E. stead; or cf.… …
15staid — UK [steɪd] / US adjective Word forms staid : adjective staid comparative staider superlative staidest serious and rather boring He projects a staid, aloof image. rather staid medical journals Derived words: staidly adverb staidness noun… …
16staid — staidly, adv. staidness, n. /stayd/, adj. 1. of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious. 2. fixed, settled, or permanent. v. 3. Archaic. a pt. and pp. of stay1. [1535 45 for adj. use] Syn. 1. proper …
17staid — [[t]ste͟ɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you say that someone or something is staid, you mean that they are serious, dull, and rather old fashioned. ...a staid seaside resort …
18staid — adjective serious, old fashioned, and boring in the way you live, dress, or work: a staid old bachelor | staid attitudes staidly adverb staidness noun (U) …
19staid — [[t]steɪd[/t]] adj. 1) of decorous, sedate, or solemn character 2) fixed, settled, or permanent 3) archaic a pt. and pp. of stay I staid′ly, adv. staid′ness, n …
20staid — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. demure, serious, sedate, settled, inexcitable, sober. See inexcitability, moderation.Ant., lively. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. sober, grave, steady; see dignified . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus)… …
