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Mr. Tom Posted 8 years ago
Vocabulary

Use of "Staid"

Hi

Is the use of "staid" natural English here? [staid = boring; uninspiring]

Some teachers really need to come out of their staid image.

The first thing I wanted in the news class as a science teacher was to break my staid image in the eyes of those who knew me.

Thanks,

Tom

  

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Mr. Tom Is the use of "staid" natural English here? The way I've heard it used most of the time it doesn't mean boring and/or uninspiring so much as it means formal, reserved, and/or conservative.

— CalifJim

  • Mr.
  • Tom Is the use of "staid" natural English here?
  • The way I've heard it used most of the time it doesn't mean boring and/or uninspiring so much as it means formal, reserved, and/or conservative.
  • See the first eight synonyms at the link below.
  • q=%22staid%20image%22&tbm=bks&tbs=cdr:1,cd_min:1997,cd_max:2000&lr=lang_en Personally, I can't say that this is a word in my active vocabulary.
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Mr. TomIs the use of "staid" natural English here?

The way I've heard it used most of the time it doesn't mean boring and/or uninspiring so much as it means formal, reserved, and/or conservative.

See the first eight synonyms at the link below.

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