† well-staidadj.

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and staid adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., staid adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + staid adj.

Obsolete.

Very or appropriately settled, sober, or staid.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > unexcitability > [adjective]

slowc1384

imperturbablea1475

sober-minded1534

well-staid1550

settled1557

sober1564

steady1602

unprovokable1646

good-tempered1685

inirritable1794

well-adjusted1809

unvolatile1823

inexcitable1828

unrufflable1828

churchwardenly1830

unruffable1837

unexcitable1839

unrousable1842

well-tempered1852

middle-aged1853

unsqueamish1893

unflappable1958

1550 J. Harington tr. Cicero Bk. Freendeship f. 33 A wel staied mind.

a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) i. 15 I know many seruing men, of good order, and well staide.

1620 tr. G. Boccaccio Decameron I. iii. f. 105 From the City of Bologna..a well staide and gouerned Monke there arriued.

1659 J. Rushworth Hist. Coll. 102 In the Prince himself they observed an extraordinary well staid temper and grave comportment.

1778 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 503/1 A young mind that is well stayed, but desirous by some bold adventure to make proof of himself.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	well-staid
释义	† well-staidadj. Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and staid adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., staid adj. Etymology: < well adv. + staid adj. Obsolete. Very or appropriately settled, sober, or staid. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > unexcitability > [adjective] slowc1384 imperturbablea1475 sober-minded1534 well-staid1550 settled1557 sober1564 steady1602 unprovokable1646 good-tempered1685 inirritable1794 well-adjusted1809 unvolatile1823 inexcitable1828 unrufflable1828 churchwardenly1830 unruffable1837 unexcitable1839 unrousable1842 well-tempered1852 middle-aged1853 unsqueamish1893 unflappable1958 1550 J. Harington tr. Cicero Bk. Freendeship f. 33 A wel staied mind. a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) i. 15 I know many seruing men, of good order, and well staide. 1620 tr. G. Boccaccio Decameron I. iii. f. 105 From the City of Bologna..a well staide and gouerned Monke there arriued. 1659 J. Rushworth Hist. Coll. 102 In the Prince himself they observed an extraordinary well staid temper and grave comportment. 1778 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 503/1 A young mind that is well stayed, but desirous by some bold adventure to make proof of himself. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1550
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