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Bookmark or Share- Stale - definition of stale by The Free Dictionary1. Having lost freshness, effervescence, or palatability: stale bread; stale air. 2. Lacking originality or spontaneity: a stale joke. 3. Ineffective or uninspired, usually from being out of practice or from having done the same thing for too long. 4. Law Legally unenforceable because of a claimant's delay in seeking enforcement.
- STALE | English meaning - Cambridge DictionaryC1. no longer new or fresh, usually as a result of being kept for too long: The bread / biscuits / cake had gone stale. The morning after the party, their apartment smelled of stale cigarette smoke. not fresh and new; boring because too familiar: stale jokes / news.
- STALE | definition in the Cambridge English DictionaryC1. no longer new or fresh, usually as a result of being kept for too long: The bread / cookies / cake had gone stale. The morning after the party, their apartment smelled like stale cigarette smoke. not fresh and new; boring because too familiar: stale jokes / news.
- Stale - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.comDefinitions of stale. adjective. lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age. “ stale bread” synonyms: addled. (of eggs) no longer edible. bad, spoiled, spoilt. (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition. cold. having lost freshness through passage of time. day-old. not fresh today. hard. dried out.
- Stale Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster1. : tasteless or unpalatable from age. stale bread. 2. : tedious from familiarity. a stale routine. 3. : impaired in legal force or effect by reason of being allowed to rest without timely use, action, or demand. a stale affidavit.
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