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   Staid

   /stād/

   

   adjective

   • 1. sedate, respectable, and unadventurous: "staid law firms"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: archaic past participle of stay1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. staidly adverb
   • 2. staidness noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   What does staid mean?

   • not amusing or interesting; boring and old-fashioned The museum is trying to get rid of its staid image. Definition of staid adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What is the past tense of staid?

   • “Staid” is an adjective often used to label somebody who is rather stodgy and dull, a stick-in-the-mud. But in modern English the past tense of the verb “stay” is “stayed”: “I stayed at the office late hoping to impress my boss.” How do you use staid in a sentence? In his business suit, my staid boyfriend looked out of place in the wild nightclub.

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   What is the difference between staid and sedate?

   • Staid indicates an ingrained seriousness and propriety that shows itself in complete decorum; a colorless kind of correctness is indicated: a staid and uninteresting family. Sedate applies to one who is noticeably quiet, composed, and sober in conduct: a sedate and dignified young man.

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   What does stay mean in English?

   • stay1 (stā), v., stayed or staid, stay•ing, n. to spend some time in a place, in a situation, with a person or group, etc.: He stayed in the army for ten years. to continue to be as specified, as to condition or state: to stay clean.

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   3 days ago · SYNONYMS 1. proper, serious, decorous, solemn. staid, sedate, settled indicate a sober and composed type of conduct. staid indicates an ingrained seriousness and propriety that shows itself in complete decorum; a colorless kind of correctness is indicated: a staid and uninteresting family. sedate applies to one who is noticeably quiet, composed ...

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   Staid, sedate, settled indicate a sober and composed type of conduct. Staid indicates an ingrained seriousness and propriety that shows itself in complete decorum; a colorless kind of correctness is indicated: a staid and uninteresting family.

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   staid. not amusing or interesting; boring and old-fashioned The museum is trying to get rid of its staid image. Definition of staid adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Definition of staid – Learner’s Dictionary. staid. adjective. uk / steɪd / us. Add to word list Add to word list. serious and old-fashioned: a staid, middle-aged man. (Definition of staid from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of staid. in Chinese (Traditional) 嚴肅無趣的, 一本正經的, 古板的… See more.

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   Definitions of 'staid'. If you say that someone or something is staid, you mean that they are serious, dull, and rather old-fashioned. [...] Synonyms of 'staid'. • sedate, serious, sober, quiet [...] More. Examples of 'staid' in a sentence.

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   staid. adjective. uk / steɪd / us. Add to word list. Add to word list. serious and old-fashioned: a staid, middle-aged man. (Definition of staid from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   1. . proper, serious, decorous, solemn. Staid, sedate, settled indicate a sober and composed type of conduct. Staid indicates an ingrained seriousness and propriety that shows itself in complete decorum; a colorless kind of correctness is indicated: a staid and uninteresting family.