Definition:
(adj.) Of a serious and somber nature. Humorless.
Pronunciation: STAYD
Also Known As:
grave, sober, abstemious, serious, composed
Examples:
The main character is a staid, homely girl with long braids and a meek voice.
In a Quote
Her appearance always acted as a damper to the curiosity raised by her oral oddities: hard-featured and staid, she had no point to which interest could attach. I made some attempts to draw her into conversation, but she seemed a person of few words: a monosyllabic reply usually cut short every effort of that sort. Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte
