stale-smelling

ADJECTIVE

Synonyms

STRONGEST

tight

STRONG

choky confined heavy stale stifling suffocating sweltering thick

WEAK

airless breathless fusty moldy motionless muggy musty stagnant sticky stuffy sultry sweltry uncomfortable unventilated

Antonyms

WEAK

cool dry

Example Sentences

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A puff of old, stale smelling air came into his face.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill