staidly
adverb
staidness
noun
staid
2 of 2past tense and past participle of stay
Examples of staid in a Sentence
Adjective
a staid and solemn businessman
everyone was surprised by the racy joke from the usually staid professor
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Steve Zeidman, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
The first is Teleprompter Trump, who reads a prepared speech and tends to be staid, sleepy, and insincere.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 23 Jan. 2025
The eight-sided building is a staid and proper classical structure at first glance, but a closer look reveals a lively romp through aquatic life in almost every stone, metal, glass and terra cotta detail, inside and out.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
What’s going to happen when two brides and their guests—one set consisting mostly of rowdy Gen Z-types, the other a more staid bunch decked out in tasteful navy blazers and flowery garden-party dresses—descend upon an island wedding venue that can barely handle half of them?
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
But Wilson’s address was a profound, unprecedented, and welcome departure from the typical, staid, recitation of facts and figures.
—Steve Zeidman, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
The first is Teleprompter Trump, who reads a prepared speech and tends to be staid, sleepy, and insincere.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 23 Jan. 2025
The eight-sided building is a staid and proper classical structure at first glance, but a closer look reveals a lively romp through aquatic life in almost every stone, metal, glass and terra cotta detail, inside and out.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
What’s going to happen when two brides and their guests—one set consisting mostly of rowdy Gen Z-types, the other a more staid bunch decked out in tasteful navy blazers and flowery garden-party dresses—descend upon an island wedding venue that can barely handle half of them?
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Staid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staid. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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