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Meaning of
stale
in English
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Comparative Adjective
staler
Superlative Adjective
stalest
Past Tense
staled
Participle Verb
staling
Third Person Singular
stales
Definitions
Adjective
not
fresh
(
food
,
etc
.);
aged
unoriginal
;
outdated
ideas
The
company's
stale
marketing
strategy
failed
to
attract
new
customers
.
out
of
date
;
not
synced
with
latest
data
The
company's
stale
database
was
not
updated
with
the
latest
customer
information
.
worn
out
(
athletes
,
animals
)
The
athlete
became
stale
after
months
of
intense
training
without
rest
.
unnerved
or
unpaid
for
too
long
(
checks
)
The
check
had
been
stale
for
weeks
,
and
the
bank
refused
to
cash
it
.
lacking
freshness
;
clich
é
d
concepts
The
movie's
stale
plot
was
predictable
from
the
start
.
no
longer
new
or
recent
;
outdated
The
researcher's
stale
data
was
collected
years
ago
and
was
no
longer
relevant
.
Verb
to
make
something
outdated
;
lose
novelty
The
comedian's
jokes
began
to
stale
after
a
few
months
of
repetition
.
to
become
unpleasantly
familiar
;
lose
freshness
The
air
in
the
room
began
to
stale
after
hours
of
no
ventilation
.
