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The correct spelling is stale.
How to pronounce stale
/steɪl/
nounIPA: /steɪl/
Say it like: Sta-le
The correct spelling is stale. Something stale; a loaf of bread or the like that is no longer fresh. For example: "a stale affidavit"
Usage Examples
“a stale affidavit”
“The bug was found to be caused by stale data in the cache.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Something stale; a loaf of bread or the like that is no longer fresh.
- 2.A long, thin handle (of rakes, axes, etc.)
- 3.The posts and rungs composing a ladder.
- 4.The stem of a plant.
- 5.The shaft of an arrow, spear, etc.
verb
- 1.(of alcohol) To make stale; to age in order to clear and strengthen (a drink, especially beer).
- 2.To make stale; to cause to go out of fashion or currency; to diminish the novelty or interest of, particularly by excessive exposure or consumption.
- 3.To become stale; to grow odious from excessive exposure or consumption.
- 4.(alcohol) To become stale; to grow unpleasant from age.
- 5.To make a ladder by joining rungs ("stales") between the posts.
adjective
- 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.
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