staidly
adverb
staidness
noun
staid
2 of 2past tense and past participle of stay
Examples of staid in a Sentence
Adjective
a staid and solemn businessman
everyone was surprised by the racy joke from the usually staid professor
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
OpenA is one of several companies that has set its sights on the web browser—one of the oldest and most staid internet products—in the hopes of upending the status quo and potentially rekindling the famed browser wars of the early internet era.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
One way to claim that grace was through displays of spirit, which the right music could coax out of even the most staid congregants.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2025
Chance’s production is deceivingly straightforward and staid.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Panelists were asked about their dealings with Carr’s FCC, which has taken a far more aggressive approach to media regulation than at any other time in its generally staid history.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
OpenA is one of several companies that has set its sights on the web browser—one of the oldest and most staid internet products—in the hopes of upending the status quo and potentially rekindling the famed browser wars of the early internet era.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
One way to claim that grace was through displays of spirit, which the right music could coax out of even the most staid congregants.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2025
Chance’s production is deceivingly straightforward and staid.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for staid
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“Staid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staid. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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