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   Stale

   /stāl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of food) no longer fresh and pleasant to eat; hard, musty, or dry: "stale bread" Similar drydried outhardhardenedoldpast its bestpast its sell-by dateoffmoldyrottendecayedunfreshrancidrankOpposite fresh
   • ▪ no longer new and interesting or exciting: "their marriage had gone stale" Similar hackneyedtiredworn outoverworkedthreadbarewarmed-upbanaltritestockstereotypedclichédrun-of-the-millcommonplaceplatitudinousunoriginalderivativeunimaginativeuninspiredflatout of dateoutdatedoutmodedpasséarchaicobsoletedefunctantiquatedwarmed-overinformal:old hatcornyout of the arkplayed outpast their sell-by datehackyOpposite original
   • ▪ (of a person) no longer able to perform well or creatively because of having done something for too long: "a top executive tends to get stale"
   • ▪ (of a check or legal claim) invalid because out of date: "justifications for adverse possession go beyond stale claims"

   verb

   • 1. make or become stale: "she would cut up yesterday's leftover bread, staling now"

   Word Origin Middle English (describing beer in the sense ‘clear from long standing, strong’): probably from Anglo-Norman French and Old French, from estaler ‘to halt’; compare with the verb stall.

   Derivatives

   • 1. stalely adverb
   • 2. staleness noun

   Scrabble Points: 5

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySTALE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   no longer new or fresh, usually as a result of being kept for too long: The bread / cookies / cake had gone stale. The morning after the party, their apartment smelled like stale cigarette smoke. not fresh and new; boring because too familiar: stale jokes / news.

3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › staleStale - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of stale. adjective. lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age. “ stale bread” synonyms: addled. (of eggs) no longer edible. bad, spoiled, spoilt. (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition. cold. having lost freshness through passage of time. day-old. not fresh today. hard. dried out.

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionstale adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   Definition of stale adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTALE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   2 days ago · 1. adjective. Stale food is no longer fresh or good to eat . Their daily diet consisted of a lump of stale bread, a bowl of rice and stale water. Synonyms: old, hard, dry, decayed More Synonyms of stale. 2. adjective. Stale air or a stale smell is unpleasant because it is no longer fresh.

6. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › stalestale - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Apr 8, 2024 · stale (plural stales) A long, thin handle (of rakes, axes, etc.) ( dialectal) One of the posts or uprights of a ladder . One of the rungs on a ladder . ( botany, obsolete) The stem of a plant. The shaft of an arrow, spear, etc.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSTALE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   stale adjective (BORING) boring or bored, and not producing or feeling excitement or enthusiasm like before: After 21 years their marriage had begun to go stale. I'd been too long in the same job and was getting stale. (Definition of stale from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of stale.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › staleStale - definition of stale by The Free Dictionary

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   1. Having lost freshness, effervescence, or palatability: stale bread; stale air. 2. Lacking originality or spontaneity: a stale joke. 3. Ineffective or uninspired, usually from being out of practice or from having done the same thing for too long. 4. Law Legally unenforceable because of a claimant's delay in seeking enforcement.