stale
adjective
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
staleness
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a word derived from
stale.
Example Sentences
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His selection was muddled, there was a coaching staleness and his style of play has not evolved.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2025
“I’m excited. It’s nice when you get a couple of new pieces in, it reinvigorates the group. It loosens up some staleness at times, especially if you can bring in quality on top of that.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
Does it feel like the future to you, or has A.I. already taken on the staleness and scamminess of the now-worthless nonfungible token?
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2023
Those would be the charms that save the thing from staleness.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 25, 2022
The refreshment of alteration is welcome after the staleness of inactivity.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
