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Out of date, unpaid for an unreasonable amount of time, particularly in reference to checks.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Of data: out of date; not synchronized with the newest copy.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