stale (a)

a01068726

type a
lex_filenum 00
def lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
examples stale bread
the beer was stale
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Also see old; unoriginal
Attribute staleness
Derivationally related form stale → staleness
Antonym stale → fresh
Similar to addled; bad, spoiled, spoilt; cold; day-old; hard; flyblown, maggoty; limp, wilted; moldy, mouldy, musty; rancid; rotten; corrupt, tainted; putrid; putrescent
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Antonym fresh → stale
Similar to addled; bad, spoiled, spoilt; cold; day-old; hard; flyblown, maggoty; limp, wilted; moldy, mouldy, musty; rancid; rotten; corrupt, tainted; putrid; putrescent
Also see old; unoriginal
Derivationally related form staleness → stale
Attribute staleness

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