Both Uses of
staid
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- It was a cool spot, staid but cheerful, a wonderful place for echoes, and a very harbour from the raging streets.†
Chpt 2.6 *
- For, what would staid British responsibility and respectability have said to orange-trees in boxes in a Bank courtyard, and even to a Cupid over the counter?†
Chpt 3.2
Definition:
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(staid) respectable or conservative, and low-keyed in behavior -- possibly a bit dull