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staidly, adv. rare.|ˈsteɪdlɪ| [f. staid a. + -ly2.] In a staid manner; † constantly, fixedly (obs.); sedately, soberly.
1571Golding Calvin on Ps. xxiii. i. 85 Scarce the hundreth man keepeth himself stayedly in the feare of God. 1620Shelton Don Quixote ii. xliii. 279 Walke softly, and speak stayedly. 1621Fletcher Wild-Goose Chase iv. ii, Bel. 'Tis well ye have manners: That Court'sie again, and hold your Countenance stai'dly; That look's too light. 1846Landor Exam. Shaks. Wks. II. 263 His worship did look thereupon most staidly. |