Definition: having or expressing little or no sensibility
Etymology: Latin stolidus dull, stupid
First Known Use: circa 1600
In Doc by Marie Daria Russell, a Dutch priest is described as stolid. Not a compliment, I would say.
I found it used again in a cute little poem titled The Adventures of two Dutch Dolls and a "Golliwogg", by Florence K. Upton. Here is an excerpt with the usage:
I think a rest we need;
Let's take a ride
Seated astride
Upon this gentle steed."
Then simple Sarah Jane climbed up
Upon his wooden back;
With tim'rous heart
She felt him start
Upon the open track.
Ere long they knew that hidden there,
Beneath a stolid mien,
Dwelt a fierce will.
They could not still
They rode as if by steam!
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