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quiescent It rendered his aspect tenfold more redoubtable...that a man with so intense and startling an expression of face should sit patiently on his seat and contemplate people with an unwinking stare, like a god, or a god's statue. His quiescence seemed ironical and treacherous, it fitted so poorly with his looks.

Accepted Answer

adj. Inactive; in a state of dormancy. “The Sire de Maletroit's Door,” Stories to Remember, p.208-9

Word	quiescent
Definition	adj. Inactive; in a state of dormancy.
Sentence	It rendered his aspect tenfold more redoubtable...that a man with so intense and startling an expression of face should sit patiently on his seat and contemplate people with an unwinking stare, like a god, or a god's statue. His quiescence seemed ironical and treacherous, it fitted so poorly with his looks.
Source	“The Sire de Maletroit's Door,” Stories to Remember, p.208-9

Quiescent Adj Inactive State Dormancy Rendered Aspect Tenfold