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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Staid

/(stād)/ · IPA /steɪd/
01 imp. & p. p. imp. & p. p. of Stay.
  1. 1.
    imp. & p. p. of Stay. See: Stay
02 a. Sober; grave; steady; sedate; composed; regular; not wild, volatile, flighty, or fanciful.
  1. 1.
    Sober; grave; steady; sedate; composed; regular; not wild, volatile, flighty, or fanciful.
    “O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue.” — Milton.
Syn. Sober; grave; steady; steadfast; composed; regular; sedate.