stalely


stale 1

S0698200 (stāl)adj. stal·er, stal·est 1. Having lost freshness, effervescence, or palatability: stale bread; stale air.2. Lacking originality or spontaneity: a stale joke.3. Ineffective or uninspired, usually from being out of practice or from having done the same thing for too long.4. Law Legally unenforceable because of a claimant's delay in seeking enforcement.tr. & intr.v. staled, stal·ing, stales To make or become stale.
[Middle English, settled, clear (used of beer or wine), probably from Old French estale, slack, settled, clear, from estaler, to come to a standstill, halt, from estal, standing place, stand, of Germanic origin; see stel- in Indo-European roots.]
stale′ly adv.stale′ness n.

stale 2

S0698200 (stāl)intr.v. staled, stal·ing, stales To urinate. Used especially of horses and camels.n. The urine of certain animals, especially horses and camels.
[Middle English stalen, possibly of Low German origin; akin to Middle Low German stallen.]