\Staid\, a. [From {Stay} to stop.]
Sober; grave; steady; sedate; composed; regular; not wild,
volatile, or fanciful. ``Sober and staid persons.''
--Addison.

      O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue. --Milton.

Syn: Sober; grave; steady; steadfast; composed; regular;
     sedate.