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Adjective

serious, grave, solemn, sedate, staid, sober, earnest mean not light or frivolous. serious implies a concern for what really matters. a serious play about social injustice grave implies both seriousness and dignity in expression or attitude. read the proclamation in a grave voice solemn suggests an impressive gravity utterly free from levity. a sad and solemn occasion sedate implies a composed and decorous seriousness. remained sedate amid the commotion staid suggests a settled, accustomed sedateness and prim self-restraint. a quiet and staid community sober stresses seriousness of purpose and absence of levity or frivolity. a sober look at the state of our schools earnest suggests sincerity or often zealousness of purpose. an earnest reformer

Examples of staid in a Sentence

Adjective a staid and solemn businessman everyone was surprised by the racy joke from the usually staid professor

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective The snappy tweets do occasionally draw pushback from critics who think the AEC should be more staid, or even silent. — Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 13 May 2022 During the musical’s initial run, die-hards often showed up to performances in costumes, another rarity in the staid world of Broadway. — Brent Lang, Variety, 21 Apr. 2022 Companies such as Vantage Point and Sisu VR, part of a small cottage industry offering virtual-reality trainings, say these scenarios are a novel offering for employees and freshen up staid corporate trainings. — Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2022 The Republican Party is pitting staid, pro-business William McKinley in the upcoming presidential election against the populist Democrat William Jennings Bryan, who’s scheduled for an imminent event in Madison Square Garden. — Tom Nolan, WSJ, 15 Apr. 2022 If changes to the staid institution are made, Jackson will likely be around to see them. — Madeleine Carlisle, Time, 7 Apr. 2022 The whole staid biopic genre collapsed under the weight of sensitive cliché decades ago. — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2022 The election overhaul turned the normally loud and colorful campaign period into a more staid affair. — Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2021 Into that void stepped Zhao, who became the sole voice on all things C.P.E.C., both on Twitter and in more staid official communications. — New York Times, 7 July 2021 See More

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