n. The quality or state of being staid; seriousness; steadiness; sedateness; regularity; -- the opposite of
If sometimes he appears too gay, yet a secret gracefulness of youth accompanies his writings, though the staidness and sobriety of age be wanting. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Free from stain; immaculate. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
The very care he took to keep his name
Stainless, with some was evidence of shame. Crabbe. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a stainless manner. [ 1913 Webster ]