Overview  of  adj  stale 
 
  The  adj  stale  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  stale  --  (showing  deterioration  from  age;  "stale  bread") 
  2.  old  stale,  moth-eaten  --  (lacking  originality  or  spontaneity;  no  longer  new  "moth-eaten  theories  about  race") 
  3.  cold,  stale  --  (no  longer  new  uninteresting;  "cold  (or  stale)  news") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  stale 
 
  3  senses  of  stale 
 
  Sense  1 
  stale  (vs.  fresh) 
 
  fresh  (vs.  stale) 
  =>  caller 
  =>  crisp,  firm,  crunchy 
  =>  fresh-cut 
  =>  good,  unspoiled,  unspoilt 
  =>  new-made 
  =>  strong,  warm 
  =>  hot 
 
  Sense  2 
  old  stale,  moth-eaten 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unoriginal)  ->  original 
 
  Sense  3 
  cold,  stale 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  old)  ->  new 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  stale 
 
  3  senses  of  stale 
 
  Sense  1 
  stale  (vs.  fresh) 
  =>  addled 
  =>  bad  spoiled,  spoilt 
  =>  cold 
  =>  day-old 
  =>  flyblown,  maggoty 
  =>  hard 
  =>  limp,  wilted 
  =>  moldy,  mouldy,  musty 
  =>  rancid 
  Also  See->  old#2;  unoriginal#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  old  stale,  moth-eaten 
  =>  unoriginal  (vs.  original) 
 
  Sense  3 
  cold,  stale 
  =>  old  (vs.  new) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  stale 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  stale 
 
  Sense  1 
  stale  (vs.  fresh) 
  =>  staleness 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  stale 
 
  stale  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  stale 
  stale 
  stalemated 
 
  Overview  of  adj  stale 
 
  The  adj  stale  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  stale  --  (showing  deterioration  from  age;  "stale  bread") 
  2.  old  stale,  moth-eaten  --  (lacking  originality  or  spontaneity;  no  longer  new  "moth-eaten  theories  about  race") 
  3.  cold,  stale  --  (no  longer  new  uninteresting;  "cold  (or  stale)  news") 

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