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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STAYED

pp. Staid; fixed; settle; sober. It is now written staid, which see.

 

STAYEDLY

adv. Composedly; gravely; moderately; prudently; soberly. [Little used. ]

 

STAYEDNESS

n. 1. Moderation; gravity; sobriety; prudence. [See Staidness. ]
2. Solidity; weight. [Little used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

STAYED

STAYED Stayed, a.

 

Defn: Staid; fixed; settled; sober; -- now written staid. See Staid. Bacon. Pope.

 

STAYEDLY

STAYEDLY Stayed "ly, adv.

 

Defn: Staidly. See Staidly. [R.]

 

STAYEDNESS

STAYEDNESS Stayed "ness, n.

 

1. Staidness. [Archaic ] W. Whately.

 

2. Solidity; weight. [R.] Camden.