staled

stale

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [steyl]
- /steɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [steyl]
- /steɪl/

Definitions of staled word

adjective staled not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread. 1
adjective staled musty; stagnant: stale air. 1
adjective staled having lost novelty or interest; hackneyed; trite: a stale joke. 1
adjective staled having lost freshness, vigor, quick intelligence, initiative, or the like, as from overstrain, boredom, or surfeit: He had grown stale on the job and needed a long vacation. 1
adjective staled Law. having lost force or effectiveness through absence of action, as a claim. 1
verb without object staled (of livestock, especially horses) to urinate. 1

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Origin of staled

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English; akin to Middle Dutch stel in same sense; perhaps akin to stand or to stale2

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Parts of speech for Staled

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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staled popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

staled usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for staled

verb staled

dehumidified — Simple past tense and past participle of dehumidify.

adjective staled

flatted — horizontally level: a flat roof.

All 2 Synonyms of staled