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stolid
STAW-luhd
adjective
unemotional; impassive; like a rock
1866Fyodor DostoevskyThe GamblerIn the same way, I saw our General once approach the table in a stolid, important manner.1967Jack HigginsThe Dark Side of the StreetHis partner, O'Brien, a tall, stolid Irishman, loosened the crowbar he was holding with easy strength and straightened, a frown on his face.1979Tom WolfeThe Right Stuff...'carrier suitability tests'—a stolid phrase that covered a multitude of ways for a test pilot to expire.

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