staleness

noun

Definition of stalenessnext
as in mustiness

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  1. stench
  2. funk
  3. reek
Noun
  • Not only would Floridians have to suffer the stench, but auto insurance rates would likely rise due to the increase of vehicular accidents.
    Letters to the Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The brutally humid, sauna-like subway station platforms, the foul rotting sidewalk garbage stench that fills the air once temps hit 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and… sun damage in the form of hyperpigmentation.
    Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of stench
Noun
  • The low, squelching funk of the beat and Richman’s high falsetto were tuned to such a uniquely perfect frequency that everyone was happy to hear them, again and again, and again.
    Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Thee Sacred Souls, the soul/R&B/funk trio from San Diego.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of funk
Noun
  • Biden’s pardon is so broad it reeks of dishonesty and irresponsibility.
    Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Trump’s transactional, unreliable foreign policy impulses and his proclivity to bow to Iran’s paymaster, Putin, all reek of weakness.
    Jared Moskowitz, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of reek
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