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–adjective 

1. of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious.

2. fixed, settled, or permanent. 



–verb 

3. Archaic. a pt. and pp. of stay. 



Synonyms:

1. proper, serious, decorous, solemn. 



Staid, sedate, settled indicate a sober and composed type of conduct. 



Staid indicates an ingrained seriousness and propriety that shows itself in complete decorum; a colorless kind of correctness is indicated: a staid and [un]interesting family. 



Sedate applies to one who is noticeably quiet, composed, and sober in conduct: a sedate and dignified young man. 



One who is settled has become fixed, esp. in a sober or determined way, in manner, judgments, or mode of life: He is young to be so settled in his ways. 



Antonyms:

1. wild, frivolous.





　

She's constantly pushing boundaries -- videotaping their sex, questioning his staid values, etc. More, she seems determined to [drive] a wedge between him and classic Angry White Male Philip. 



Perhaps intentionally, perhaps not, this tension also exacerbates [cracks] in the relationship between Philip and Jenny, whose wedding date looms like a prison stint. 



The resulting doubts expose previously unacknowledged attraction between Adam and Jenny, even as Evelyn grows more possessively demanding.





phlegmatic

phlegmatic as ever, Samantha Morton. (The best gag in the film is that Hazel’s home is forever on [fire]

sedate

We just got him sedated.

valerian

How many drops? Of the valerian?

Raucous