All 7 Uses of
staid
in
The Odyssey
- A staid housekeeper brought on bread to serve them,
p. 82.2 *staid = respectable and low-keyed (unobtrusive)
- A staid housekeeper brought on bread to serve them,
appetizers aplenty too, lavish with her bounty.†p. 126.4
- A staid housekeeper brought on bread to serve him,
appetizers aplenty too, lavish with her bounty.†p. 185.3
- A staid housekeeper brought on bread to serve me,
appetizers aplenty too, lavish with her bounty.†p. 242.1
- A staid housekeeper brought on bread to serve them,
appetizers aplenty too, lavish with her bounty.†p. 323.8
- A staid housekeeper brought on bread to serve them,
appetizers aplenty too, lavish with her bounty.†p. 357.5
- The carvers set before him his plate of meat,
a staid housekeeper brought the man his bread.†p. 362.8
Definitions:
-
(1)
(staid) respectable or conservative, and low-keyed in behavior -- possibly a bit dull
-
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In older English novels by such authors as Charles Dickens or Jane Austen, you will also encounter staid as an alternative spelling of stayed (past tense of stay).