statārius, a, um, adj. sto, of or belonging to standing or standing fast, standing, standing firm, stationary, steady (very rare; usually stabilis). 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.

— Transf., calm, tranquil; of an orator: C. Piso, statarius et sermonis plenus orator, Cic. Brut. 68, 239.

— In partic., subst.: statāria (sc. comoedia), a kind of comedy, so called from the quiet acting of the performers (opp. motoria, bustling, noisy), Ter. Heaut. prol. 36 sq. Don. ad loc. and ad; id. Ad. prol. 24.

—Hence, subst.: statārii, ōrum, m., the actors in the comoedia stataria, Cic. Brut. 30, 116.