/ steɪd; NAmE / adjective
( staid·er , staid·est ) not amusing or interesting; boring and old-fashioned
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: archaic past participle of the verb stay .
/ steɪd; NAmE / adjective
( staid·er , staid·est ) not amusing or interesting; boring and old-fashioned
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: archaic past participle of the verb stay .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005