All 5 Uses of
staid
in
Gulliver's Travels
- This was my bed all the time I staid with those people, though made more convenient by degrees, as I began to learn their language and make my wants known.†
Chpt 2
- For the queen, whom I always attended, never went farther when she accompanied the king in his progresses, and there staid till his majesty returned from viewing his frontiers.†
Chpt 2
- We staid there three weeks to refresh our crew, many of whom were sick.†
Chpt 3 *
- I staid three months in this country, out of perfect obedience to his majesty; who was pleased highly to favour me, and made me very honourable offers.†
Chpt 3
- We sailed with a fair wind to the Cape of Good Hope, where we staid only to take in fresh water.†
Chpt 3
Definition:
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(staid) respectable or conservative, and low-keyed in behavior -- possibly a bit dull