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staler |
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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