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staler

adjective

Meaning

  1. (alcohol) Clear, free of dregs and lees; old and strong.
  2. No longer fresh, in reference to food, urine, straw, wounds, etc.
  3. No longer fresh, new, or interesting, in reference to ideas and immaterial things; cliche, hackneyed, dated.
  4. No longer nubile or suitable for marriage, in reference to people; past one's prime.
  5. Fallow, in reference to land.
  6. Unreasonably long in coming, in reference to claims and actions.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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