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stolidly

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stol·id  (stld)
adj. stol·id·er, stol·id·est
Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; impassive: "the incredibly massive and stolid bureaucracy of the Soviet system" (John Kenneth Galbraith).
[Latin stolidus, stupid; see stel- in Indo-European roots.]
sto·lidi·ty (st-ld-t, st-), stolid·ness (stld-ns) n.
stolid·ly adv.
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Adv.1.stolidly - in a stolid manner; "he said `no' stolidly"
Translations
stolidly [ˈstɒlɪdlɪ] ADV → impasiblemente, imperturbablemente
stolidly
adv → phlegmatisch, stur (pej); remain silent, work → beharrlich, stur (pej); he is stolidly British → er ist durch und durch ein Brite
stolidly [ˈstɒlɪdlɪ] adv → flemmaticamente
stolidly [ˈstɒlɪdlɪ] adv → flemmaticamente


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He did not stand stolidly baring his furry belly to the missile, and die with an upward glance at the sympathetic heavens.
The Red Badge of Courage by Crane, Stephen View in context
At one time they must have been full of good old slow West Indiamen of the square-stern type, that took their captivity, one imagines, as stolidly as they had faced the buffeting of the waves with their blunt, honest bows, and disgorged sugar, rum, molasses, coffee, or logwood sedately with their own winch and tackle.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
And his attention was constantly wandering: there were fruit trees trained on the walls of the vicarage, and a long twig beat now and then against the windowpane; sheep grazed stolidly in the field beyond the garden.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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