Associations to the word «Staid»

Wiktionary

STAID, adjective. Serious, organized, and professional; sober
STAID, adjective. Always fixed in the same location; stationary

Dictionary definition

STAID, adjective. Characterized by dignity and propriety.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats