1
as in solemn
not joking or playful in mood or manner
everyone was surprised by the racy joke from the usually staid professor
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2
as in imposing
having or showing a formal and serious or reserved manner
staid colors that would be good for business attire
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Recent Examples of staid
An employee mobile app and portal that replaces staid intranets and transforms internal communications.
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Sean Nolan, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
In a highly unusual moment in the normally staid and quiet courtroom, the justices stood in their black robes and offered Kneedler a round of applause before leaving the bench.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
The Rock tore a few muscles during the match, which means that the kinetic energy of the first is replaced by staid grappling here.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
Key to that effort is Freestyle’s presentation, which is far less staid and formal than other global chess events.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
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Sean Nolan, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
In a highly unusual moment in the normally staid and quiet courtroom, the justices stood in their black robes and offered Kneedler a round of applause before leaving the bench.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
The Rock tore a few muscles during the match, which means that the kinetic energy of the first is replaced by staid grappling here.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
Key to that effort is Freestyle’s presentation, which is far less staid and formal than other global chess events.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for staid
Adjective
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Handheld digital images give way to more solemn documentary reveries, which give way to surveillance footage and TikTok-style social media interludes.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
17 May 2025
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The scenes involving Alma and Erika, both of whom grow up in worlds dominated by a solemn patriarchy and plagued by hardship, feel like they were drawn from period horror movies.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2025
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The far more imposing limit is MLS’s global standing.—
Jeff Rueter,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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And on the other hand, in a world where most of their top arms remain healthy and effective, the Dodgers could possess one of the most imposing starting pitching staffs in recent memory.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Some of the Thunderbird pilots flying high had to overcome serious obstacles on the ground.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
24 May 2025
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Mouse Deals The Razer Viper V2 Pro gaming mouse is a blessing for serious esports players, even more so with a $50 price cut.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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Lesser known, but no less distinguished, is Cesare Attolini.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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Father Roman, a distinguished figure with curly black hair and floor-sweeping black cassock, let us in.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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And Hannah Waddingham gives a good, stern space-lady as the voice of the Galactic Grand Councilwoman.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
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In Kurosawa’s version, the chauffeur was an exceedingly meek man who got down on the floor to beg his stern shoe-manufacturer boss, played by the great Toshiro Mifune, to save his son.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2025
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The new campus replaces a creaky, 1930s-era school with a dignified facade and bell tower.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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Stone and McCary bought the 1940s manor in 2021, seeing potential in its dignified brick and the guardian oaks that flank the plot.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Instead, they are selected and rearranged to form a narrative of gradual debasement: a semantic descent from the decorous to the vulgar, often ending with crude references to the body.—
Jeffrey Weiss,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
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Aside from a series of gruesome martyr scenes frescoed on the interior wall of the second ring in the late 16th century, the decor reflects late Imperial taste for decorous abstraction and costly materials.—
The New York Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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Historical memory Even before the conflict was over, aristocratic Anglican writers such as Sir Richard Musgrave spun the rebellion as an uprising of disgruntled Catholics.—
Joseph Patrick Kelly,
The Conversation,
20 May 2025
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Just six years ago, the Times Square Alliance temporarily installed a similarly monumental statue by the artist Kehinde Wiley, who rose to stardom for his aristocratic portraits of contemporary Black people.—
Andrew Keh,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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“Staid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staid. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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