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stolid (adjective), more stolid, most stolid

1. Referring to a person or a thing that is dull, uninteresting, and not very exciting; expressionless: The man behind the desk in the office was quite stolid and impassive as Susan and Marc explained their sad plight to him.
2. Etymology: from Latin stolidus, "insensible, dull, slow, brutish, rude, stupid." A reference to being impassive and not easily excited.

A reference to being impassive and not easily excited.

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