Definitions
characterized by dignity and propriety
Word origin
From an obsolete spelling of stayed, the past participle of stay, used as an adjective.
Used in a sentence
“Put thy ſelfe / Into a hauiour of leſſe feare, ere wildneſſe / Vanquiſh my ſtayder Senſes.”
“The hours of study, the hours of recreation, the sports, the pastimes, the casualties, which in the staider years of life pass without note or comment, alike are wrapped and muffled in the one roseate haze.”
“As for Peter, he was the happiest of the happy, and had sung and whistled so joyously while skating that the staidest passers-by had smiled as they listened.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Dignified and dull”5 letters
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