stalely

stalely
stale ADJECTIVE (staler, stalest) 1) (of food) no longer fresh or pleasant to eat. 2) no longer new and interesting. 3) no longer performing well because of having done something for too long.
VERB make or become stale.
DERIVATIVES stalely adverb staleness noun.
ORIGIN originally describing beer in the sense «clear from long standing»: probably from Old French estaler 'to halt' .

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