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Ramin Fard Posted 12 years ago
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Can someone tell me the meaning of "and ever so slightly staid" in this phrase?
Classicism was by now a solid, reliable framework for European civilization, and ever so slightly staid.
  

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"ever so" is a kind of intensifier, used to emphasise "slightly"; the meaning is similar to "very slightly staid". "staid" is an adjective with its usual meaning (see any dictionary). "ever so slightly" modifies "staid".

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  • "ever so" is a kind of intensifier, used to emphasise "slightly"; the meaning is similar to "very slightly staid".
  • "staid" is an adjective with its usual meaning (see any dictionary).
  • "ever so slightly" modifies "staid".
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"ever so" is a kind of intensifier, used to emphasise "slightly"; the meaning is similar to "very slightly staid". "staid" is an adjective with its usual meaning (see any dictionary). "ever so slightly" modifies "staid".
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thank you very much GPY
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