of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious.

fixed, settled, or permanent.

Archaic . a pt. and pp. of stay 1 .

adjective

adventurous , frivolous , fun , sporting , willing

adjective

calm , cold sober , collected , composed , cool , decorous , demure , dignified , earnest , formal , grave , no-nonsense * , quiet , sedate , self-restrained , serious , settled , sober , solemn , somber , starchy , steady , stuffy , weighty , fixed , permanent , restrained