imp. & p. p. of Stay. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ From Stay to stop. ] Sober; grave; steady; sedate; composed; regular; not wild, volatile, flighty, or fanciful. “Sober and staid persons.” Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a staid manner, sedately. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being staid; seriousness; steadiness; sedateness; regularity; -- the opposite of
If sometimes he appears too gay, yet a secret gracefulness of youth accompanies his writings, though the staidness and sobriety of age be wanting. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]