Dictionary entry

Staid

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Staid, a. [From Stay to stop.] Sober; grave; steady; sedate; composed; regular; not wild, volatile, @flighty, or fanciful. “Sober and staid persons.” Addison.

O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue. Milton.

Syn. — Sober; grave; steady; steadfast; composed; regular; sedate.