stătārĭus, a, um, adj. [sto], of or belonging to standing or standing fast, standing, standing firm, stationary, steady (very rare; usually stabilis).
I In gen.: statarius miles, Liv. 9, 19: hostis, id. 22, 18: retia, i. e. that remain long in the water , Sid. Ep. 2, 2 med. : prandium, eaten standing , Mamert. Grat. Act. ad Jul. 11 fin. : congressio, i. e. a battle in the open field , Amm. 14, 2, 8.—
B Transf., calm , tranquil; of an orator: C. Piso, statarius et sermonis plenus orator, Cic. Brut. 68, 239.—
II In partic., subst.: stătārĭa (sc. comoedia), a kind of comedy , so called from the quiet acting of the performers (opp. motoria, bustling, noisy), Ter. Heaut. 36 sq. Don. ad loc. and ad; id. Ad. 24.—Hence, subst.: stătārĭi , ōrum, m., the actors in the comoedia stataria, Cic. Brut. 30, 116.