staid
adjective
[ steɪd ]
• sedate, respectable, and unadventurous.
• "staid law firms"
Similar:
sedate,
respectable,
quiet,
serious,
serious-minded,
steady,
conventional,
traditional,
unadventurous,
unenterprising,
set in one's ways,
grave,
solemn,
severe,
sombre,
sober,
proper,
decorous,
formal,
stuffy,
prim,
demure,
prissy,
stiff,
starchy,
uptight,
stick-in-the-mud,
Origin:
mid 16th century: archaic past participle of stay1.
