stale
21stale — I. adjective (staler; stalest) Etymology: Middle English, settled, clear (of ale), not fresh, from Anglo French estale, probably from Middle Dutch stel old (of beer) Date: 15th century 1. tasteless or unpalatable from age < stale bread > 2.… …
22stale — 1. adjective /steɪl/ a) Having lost its freshness from age. Stale food, for instance, is food which is still edible but has lost its deliciousness. The steak is as stale as the beer. b) No longer new; no longer interesting; established; old; …
23stale — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem, smell, taste ▪ The room smelled musty and stale. ▪ become, get (usually figurative …
24stale — «niezmiennie, jednakowo; nieustannie, zawsze, ciągle, przez cały czas» Mieszkać stale w mieście. Stale się dokształcał. Stale powtarzał to samo. ◊ gw. miejska Stale i wciąż «to samo co stale» …
25stale — 1. adj. & v. adj. (staler, stalest) 1 a not fresh, not quite new (stale bread is best for toast). b musty, insipid, or otherwise the worse for age or use. 2 trite or unoriginal (a stale joke; stale news). 3 (of an athlete or other performer)… …
26stale — stale1 stalely, adv. staleness, n. /stayl/, adj., staler, stalest, v., staled, staling. adj. 1. not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread. 2. musty; stagnant: stale air. 3. having lost no …
27stale — 1. obsolete a prostitute Her freshness having been already destroyed by others: ... poor I am but his stale. (Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors) Stale meat was a more experienced prostitute: ... since to the accustomed rake the… …
28stale — adjective 1) stale food Syn: old, past its best, off, dry, hard, musty, rancid, overstored Ant: fresh 2) stale air Syn: stuffy …
29stale — adjective 1) stale food Syn: old, past its best, off, dry, hard, musty, rancid 2) stale air Syn: stuffy, musty, fusty, stagnant 3) …
30stale — [steɪl] adj 1) old and no longer fresh stale bread[/ex] 2) not smelling fresh or nice stale air[/ex] 3) not new, original, or interesting stale news[/ex] 4) someone who is stale has done something so often that they can no longer do it well or be …
