staler
adjective
- 1
(alcohol) Clear, free of dregs and lees; old and strong.
- 2
No longer fresh, in reference to food, urine, straw, wounds, etc.
- 3
No longer fresh, new, or interesting, in reference to ideas and immaterial things; cliche, hackneyed, dated.
- 4
No longer nubile or suitable for marriage, in reference to people; past one's prime.
- 5
Fallow, in reference to land.
- 6
Unreasonably long in coming, in reference to claims and actions.
“a stale affidavit”
- 7
Taking a long time to change
- 8
Worn out, particularly due to age or over-exertion, in reference to athletes and animals in competition.
- 9
Out of date, unpaid for an unreasonable amount of time, particularly in reference to checks.
- 10
Of data: out of date; not synchronized with the newest copy.
“The bug was found to be caused by stale data in the cache.”
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