How to pronounce “staid”

Meaning

• [Adjective]
• Not capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious, sober.
• (rare) Always fixed in the same location; stationary.
• [Verb]
• Obsolete spelling of stayed.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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