stale

With a slap at the weigh-in and then a stale performance in the ring, many observers have questioned the legitimacy of the contest.

But perhaps property values are just where the mind wanders when the story playing out is so treacly and stale.

When we think about this, we might picture moldy fruit, stale bread and overly full fridges.

We have so much potential and I feel like things just became real stagnant, very stale.

On visiting, the police found the flat empty and the bathroom door locked, and an officer then noted a "strong stale smell and a pushchair with several blankets over it pushed into the shower".