26984 words

stale

4 definitions • 7 examples
1
no longer new or fresh, usually as a result of being kept for too long:

Examples:

The bread/biscuits/cake had gone stale.
The morning after the party, their apartment smelled of stale cigarette smoke.
2
not fresh and new; boring because too familiar:

Examples:

stale jokes/news
3
used to describe someone who has lost interest in what they are doing because of being bored or working too hard:

Examples:

They had been working together for over five years and they had both become a little stale.
4
not fresh or new:

Examples:

stale bread
Stale air smells very bad.
I used to like that sitcom, but it’s getting kind of stale.

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