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stale
What does stale mean?
stale (adjective): lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce stale?
/steɪl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are antonyms of stale?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “stale” mean?
protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens
Not quite: that's what immune means.
situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air
Not quite: that's what outdoor means.
lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
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quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent
Not quite: that's what clever means.
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