Staid (adj)
stayd
dignified, solemn, or proper
First recorded in 1535–45, meaning “fixed or permanent.” From an obsolete spelling of stayed, the part participle of stay.
Example sentences
“The banker’s staid personality inspired trust among her clients.”
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
