staidly

staid

 (stād)

adj.

1. Characterized by sedateness and often a strait-laced sense of propriety; serious and conventional.

2. Fixed; permanent: "There is nothing settled, nothing staid in this universe" (Virginia Woolf).

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[From obsolete staid, past participle of stay.]

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staid′ly adv.

staid′ness n.

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

staidly - in a grave and sober manner; "he walked soberly toward the altar" gravely, soberly

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Translations

staidly

adv → gesetzt; dressed → gedeckt

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