Stolid

Examples

• Emigrants have no rights, Evremonde, was the stolid reply. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Intelligence and spirit are not often combined with steadiness; the stolid, fearless, nature is averse to intellectual toil. Plato. The Republic.
• He looked at her and then at the man, heavy and stolid, moving off through the trees toward the corral. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Try the left hand,' said Mr Boffin, holding it out in a stolid manner; 'it's the least used. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Bradley gave this answer in a stolid, vacant, and self-communing manner, which Mr Riderhood found very extraordinary. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• On opening the door she instantly stepped out to the threshold, and stood grinning at me in stolid silence. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• He shook his head with stolid obstinacy, and walked away in the direction of a cottage which stood back from the high-road. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Touching the bargain, your admirable mother was a little too calm, too stolid, too immovable and statue-like. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• He is so original, such a stolid creature, such an immense being for knowing all sorts of things and never telling them! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Mr. Bucket compares the faces with one eye shut up, while Mr. Bagnet smokes in stolid satisfaction. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• The trim Inspector Martin, the old, gray-headed country doctor, myself, and a stolid village policeman made up the rest of that strange company. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• To conquer it men turn generally to their ancient comforter, self-deception: they complain about the stolid, inert masses and the apathy of the people. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.

Edited by Lenore