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   stale

   /steɪl/

   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 dateoffmouldyrottendecayedunfreshrancidrankOpposite 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   • ▪ (of a cheque or legal claim) invalid because out of date: "justifications for adverse possession go beyond stale claims"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.

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   stale: [noun] urine of a domestic animal (such as a horse).

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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.

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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. Try making some croutons out of it.

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

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   11 meanings: 1. (esp of food) hard, musty, or dry from being kept too long 2. (of beer, etc) flat and tasteless from being kept.... Click for more definitions.

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

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

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   Stale definition: Having lost freshness, effervescence, or palatability. Origin of Stale Middle English settled, clear (used of beer or wine) probably from Old French estale slack, settled, clear from estaler to come to a standstill, halt from estal standing place, stand of Germanic origin stel-in Indo-European roots . From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition Middle English stalen possibly of Low German origin Middle Low German stallen. From American Heritage ...

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishstale adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   3 something that is stale has been said or done too many times before and is no longer interesting or exciting stale jokes Their marriage went stale long ago.; 4 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.

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    Nov 11, 2023 · Stale definition: . See examples of STALE used in a sentence.

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

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    STALE definition: 1. old and not fresh: 2. boring or bored, and not producing or feeling excitement or enthusiasm…. Learn more.