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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   • ▪ (of a check or legal claim) invalid because out of date: "justifications for adverse possession go beyond stale claims"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 › dictionary › englishSTALE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   STALE definition: 1. no longer new or fresh, usually as a result of being kept for too long: 2. not fresh and new…. Learn more.

   • English (US)

     STALE meaning: 1. no longer new or fresh, usually as a...

   • Znaczenie Stale, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     stale definicja: 1. no longer new or fresh, usually as a...

   • Stale in Traditional Chinese

     STALE translate: （通常指因久放）不新鮮的，走味的, 過時的，老套的，沒有新意的,...

   • Stale: Japanese Translation

     STALE translate: 古い, 新鮮でない, 干（ひ）からびた. Learn more in the...

   • Stale in Simplified Chinese

     STALE translate: （通常指因久放）不新鲜的，走味的, 过时的，老套的，没有新意的,...

   • Stale: Polish Translation

     STALE translate: nieświeży, czerstwy, spowszedniały,...

   • Stale Spanish Translation

     STALE translate: seco, rancio, duro, anticuado, estancado,...

   • Vietnamese Translation

     STALE translate: ôi thiu, cũ rích, nhạt nhẽo, luyện tập quá...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › staleStale Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of STALE is tasteless or unpalatable from age. How to use stale in a sentence.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › staleSTALE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Stale definition: not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.. See examples of STALE used in a sentence.

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

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   If something is stale, it's no longer fresh. Ever bite into a piece of bread that's been left out a little too long? Chances are it's stale, or dry and hard to eat.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishstale adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   a person who is stale has done the same thing for too long and so is unable to do it well or produce any new ideas. After ten years in the job, she felt stale and needed a change. The cast is changed regularly to stop the actors from getting stale.

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

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   Learn the meaning of stale as an adjective, verb, and noun, with synonyms, pronunciation, and examples. Find out how to use stale to describe food, air, jokes, ideas, and more.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › american_english › stalestale adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Learn the meaning of stale as an adjective for food, air, jokes, etc. See how to use it in sentences and find synonyms and related words.