stolidly

1. 1.

   in a stolid manner

   “he said `no' stolidly”

Questions about stolidly

What does stolidly mean?

stolidly means "in a stolid manner".

How many syllables are in stolidly?

stolidly has 3 syllables: sto-lid-ly. The stress falls on "sto".

Is stolidly a common word?

stolidly is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.