stale

English

/steɪl/

adj
Definitions
  • (alcohol) Clear, free of dregs and lees; old and strong.
  • No longer fresh, in reference to food, urine, straw, wounds, etc.
  • No longer fresh, new, or interesting, in reference to ideas and immaterial things; cliche, hackneyed, dated.
  • No longer nubile or suitable for marriage, in reference to people; past one's prime.
  • (agriculture) Fallow, in reference to land.
  • (legal) Unreasonably long in coming, in reference to claims and actions.
  • Taking a long time to change
  • worn Worn out, particularly due to age or over-exertion, in reference to athletes and animals in competition.
  • (finance) out of Out of date, unpaid for an unreasonable amount of time, particularly in reference to checks.
  • (computing) Of data: out of date; not synchronized with the newest copy.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English stale derived from Proto-Germanic *stāną (stand).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*stāną

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stand

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