Staled

Staled describes something that has lost its freshness, palatability, or appeal due to age, exposure to air, or the passage of time. This can apply to food becoming dry and hard, ideas becoming commonplace and unoriginal, or emotions losing their initial intensity. The process involves a deterioration, often resulting in a diminished quality or a less desirable state. The term implies a loss of vibrancy or effectiveness, indicating a decline from a prior state of freshness, novelty, or potency.

Staled meaning with examples

• The bread, left uncovered overnight, had Staled to the point where it was nearly inedible, requiring a good toasting before it could be eaten again. Its crust was hard, and the interior was dry. We should have kept it sealed up!
• His once-sharp wit had Staled over the years, his jokes now predictable and delivered with a weary tone. The audience was no longer amused by his predictable antics.
• The political rhetoric, once electrifying, had Staled as it repeated the same promises and the same arguments, failing to capture any modern ideas.
• The romance between the couple had Staled after many years of routine, the initial passion replaced by a comfortable but somewhat bland familiarity, a lack of excitement.
• The artist's earlier works were vibrant and innovative, but his later pieces had Staled, seeming formulaic and lacking the fresh perspective that had once defined his success, he lost his edge.