From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstolidstol‧id /ˈstɒlɪd $ ˈstɑː-/ adjective EMOTIONAL#someone who is stolid does not react to situations or seem excited by them when most people would react – used to show disapproval SYN impassive —stolidly adverb
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stolid• But the exit of his stolid and respected predecessor, William J.. Perry, provokes worry and doubt.• Director Thor Steingraber displayed little more than stolid, but unambitious traffic-directing skills.• The stolid chugging, the intense revving of big diesels, the bass throb: it all signalled heavy machinery at work.• The drawbacks of this relationship are its stolid dullness and its tendency to focus power in a small circle of people.• Might he surprise us yet with a daring belied by his stolid dullness?• I must have reached out to him, extended my hand, gave him a stolid smile.• For the second time Daley had misjudged the voter appeal of a seemingly bland, stolid, young lawyer named Richard Ogilvie.Origin stolid (1500-1600) Latin stolidus “dull, stupid” 