Meanings of staidly in English

Sir Thomas then abated a whit of his severity, and said, staidly,-

Some silent Italians, with noisy interpreters, sat staidly upon the benches.

Virginia, walking staidly beside me, considered this outburst in silence before she delivered herself.

I bowed, and Margaret said staidly, Yes, my lady.

Hand in hand, they skated together, laughingly at first, then staidly talking in a low tone.

His hostess was staidly cordial and at once set him at his ease; Sylvia was a revelation.

Vivie walked quite firmly and staidly from the tram halt to the Walckers' house in the Rue Haute.

So far Gilbert Peden's letter had run staidly and in character like the spoken words of the writer.

He walked very steadily and staidly.

One was with a handsome young officer, and walked staidly beside him, as if content with her quality of captive or captor.

He was already too stained and scarred with life to look for the staidly upholstered sanctuaries, the padded seclusions of simple and honest wayfarers.

She swam staidly backwards and forwards while the others got up to their larks, and now and then turned on her back to float.

"Well, it's not my idea of good housekeeping, that's all," Mrs. Otis said staidly.

"A great privilege, sir," he said staidly.

"I know you are a good girl, Molly," he observed staidly, "that is why I am so anxious to be your friend."

"Then you should ought to care, Mr. Trevor," said Joanna staidly, "not that I've any right to tell you, seeing how I've behaved.