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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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
Even the comparatively staid book-publishing industry relies on major investments in a few mega-best-sellers to achieve profitability.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
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
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Adjective
Even the relatively staid premiere stole a handful of grim chuckles thanks to its guest star’s exceedingly blasé delivery of impossibly bleak news.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
Even the comparatively staid book-publishing industry relies on major investments in a few mega-best-sellers to achieve profitability.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for staid
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“Staid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staid. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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