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stale
1[ steyl ]
adjective
- not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms:
- musty; stagnant:
stale air.
- having lost novelty or interest; hackneyed; trite:
a stale joke.
Synonyms: , , ,
- having lost freshness, vigor, quick intelligence, initiative, or the like, as from overstrain, boredom, or surfeit:
He had grown stale on the job and needed a long vacation.
- Law. having lost force or effectiveness through absence of action, as a claim.
verb (used with or without object)
- to make or become stale.
stale
2[ steyl ]
verb (used without object)
- (of livestock, especially horses) to urinate.
stale
1/ ٱɪ /
adjective
- (esp of food) hard, musty, or dry from being kept too long
- (of beer, etc) flat and tasteless from being kept open too long
- (of air) stagnant; foul
- uninteresting from overuse; hackneyed
stale clichés
- no longer new
stale news
- lacking in energy or ideas through overwork or lack of variety
- banking (of a cheque) not negotiable by a bank as a result of not having been presented within six months of being written
- law (of a claim, etc) having lost its effectiveness or force, as by failure to act or by the lapse of time
verb
- to make or become stale
stale
2/ ٱɪ /
verb
- intr (of livestock) to urinate
noun
- the urine of horses or cattle
Derived Forms
- ˈٲԱ, noun
- ˈٲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ٲl adverb
- ٲn noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of stale1
Origin of stale2
Word History and Origins
Origin of stale1
Origin of stale2
Example Sentences
She told BBC Indonesian at the time that the food, which had given her a stomach ache, was "bland and stale".
It's actually a painted veneer, presumably because there was not a piece of foil large enough, lest a run on crinkly silver lead to stale sarnies.
But with Trudeau's resignation, and Trump's threats to Canada's economic security and even its sovereignty, that messaging has become stale, Mr Lyle says.
Jan. 6 was still fresh in public memory, Trump was drowning in lawsuits and indictments, and the pathetic lies about the “stolen” 2020 election were getting stale.
The comedy can’t help but grow stale left out so long.
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