| Pronunciation: | | steyd
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| Matching Terms: | | staidly, staidness, stail, stain, stainability, stainable, stained, stained glass, stained-glass window, stainer, staining, stainless, stainless steel, stainlessly, stair, stair-carpet, staircase, staircasing, stairhead, stair-rod, stairs, stairway, stairwell, staith, staithman
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| | Definition: | | [adj] characterized by dignity and propriety |
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| | Synonyms: | | decorous, sedate |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Staid\, a. [From {Stay} to stop.]
Sober; grave; steady; sedate; composed; regular; not wild,
volatile, or fanciful. ``Sober and staid persons.''
--Addison.
O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue. --Milton.
Syn: Sober; grave; steady; steadfast; composed; regular;
sedate.
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