stale
/steɪl/
verb
- To become stale or less fresh.
- Don't let the cake stale; wrap it tightly.
- The bread stales faster in a dry climate.
- If you leave the cookies out, they will stale quickly.
adjective
- (of food) no longer fresh, dry, or hard, often because it has been exposed to air for too long.
- The bread was stale, so I used it to make croutons.
- I don't like stale chips; they taste soft and chewy.
- She threw away the stale crackers that had been sitting in the cupboard.
- No longer new, interesting, or effective; boring because of overuse.
- I'm tired of the same stale arguments in every meeting.
- The company's marketing campaign has become stale and needs a fresh approach.
- The comedian's jokes felt stale after hearing them so many times.
- (of air or a room) having an unpleasant smell because of lack of fresh air.
- He opened the window to let out the stale air.
- The basement had a stale, musty odor.
- The room smelled stale after being closed up all winter.