staid
adjective
of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious.
unstaid
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a word derived from
staid.
Example Sentences
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But tell me, wench, how will the world repute me For undertaking so unstaid a journey?
From Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare
That, feeble in the mind’s eye, lean your trust Upon unstaid perverseness.”
From The Missourian by Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle
His reason and his actions run downhill, borne headlong by his unstaid will.
From Character Writings of the 17th Century by Various
If this were not satisfactory, another guess might be hazarded: ‘Is it mine unstaid mind or Valentine’s praise.’
From Two Gentlemen of Verona The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] by William George Clark
Will the King come, that I may breathe my last In wholesome counsel to his unstaid youth?
From King Richard II by William Shakespeare
