Staid Definition

stād
adjective
staider, staidest
Characterized by sedateness and often a strait-laced sense of propriety; serious and conventional.
American Heritage
Resisting change; fixed.
Webster's New World
Sober; sedate; settled and steady.
Webster's New World
verb
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Staid

Adjective

Base Form:
staid
Comparative:
staider
Superlative:
staidest

Origin of Staid

  • From obsolete staid past participle of stay

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Adjective use of stayed, past participle of stay.

    From Wiktionary

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