stolid
adjective
not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive.
stolidly
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a word derived from
stolid.
Example Sentences
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During that long stretch, the family and Times leadership set a stolidly conservative agenda.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2024
This production stays stolidly minimalistic — no adventurously garish lighting, no whimsical prop design, no imaginative projections.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2023
But, he said, the Fed's target policy rate would need to remain elevated for some time to come, with the central bank stolidly against "reversing course" until it is clear inflation is subsiding.
From Reuters ● Mar. 1, 2023
Then he returned to his perch on the keg and sat stolidly holding the can of shrimps while the storm burst.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
In a panic he crawled out from under the punt and raced silently down the street after Gebu, who walked stolidly ahead.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
