What is the meaning of stale?

verb

  • Urinate, of cattle and horses.

adjective

  • Lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age.
    • usage: "stale bread"; "the beer was stale"
  • Lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new.
    • usage: "moth-eaten theories about race"; "stale news"
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