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      • staid adjective uk/steɪd/us/steɪd/ Add to word listAdd to word list serious, boring, and slightly old-fashioned: In an attempt to change its staid image, the newspaper has created a new section aimed at younger readers.
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      STAID | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTAID | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    not exciting or fashionable; serious: She never adjusted to her husband’s staid lifestyle. (Definition of staid from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of staid. staid. The wild expression joined with the staid pose is disconcerting.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › staidStaid Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of STAID is marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober, grave. How to use staid in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Staid.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTAID definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you say that someone or something is staid, you mean that they are serious, dull, and rather old-fashioned.

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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.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySTAID | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    staid. adjective. us / steɪd / uk / steɪd /. Add to word list. serious, boring, and slightly old-fashioned: In an attempt to change its staid image, the newspaper has created a new section aimed at younger readers. Synonym. sedate. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionstaid adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

    Definition of staid adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › staidSTAID | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    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. in Chinese (Simplified) 严肃无趣的, 一本正经的, 古板的… See more. in Spanish.

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