staidly

adv : in a grave and sober manner; "he walked soberly toward the

altar" [syn: {gravely}, {soberly}]

studly

Impressive; powerful. Said of code and designs which exhibit

both complexity and a virtuoso flair. Has connotations

similar to {hairy} but is more positive in tone. Often in the

emphatic "most studly" or as noun-form "studliness". "Smail

3.0's configuration parser is most studly."

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