From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstolidstol‧id /ˈstɒlɪd $ ˈstɑː-/ adjectiveEMOTIONAL#someone who is stolid does not react to situations or seem excited by them when most people would react – used to show disapprovalSYN impassive —stolidly adverbExamples from the Corpusstolid• But the exit of his stolid and respectedpredecessor, William J.. Perry, provokes worry and doubt.• Director Thor Steingraber displayed little more than stolid, but unambitious traffic-directing skills.• The stolidchugging, the intenserevving of big diesels, the bassthrob: 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 daringbelied by his stolid dullness?• I must have reached out to him, extended my hand, gave him a stolidsmile.• For the second time Daley had misjudged the voterappeal of a seemingly bland, stolid, young lawyer named Richard Ogilvie.Originstolid(1500-1600)Latinstolidus“dull, stupid”
