staleness

noun

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as in mustiness

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  1. stench
  2. funk
  3. reek
Noun
  • The rule of law The Takei family spent the first night after their arrest squeezed into a horse stall at a local racetrack, with flies buzzing overhead, overwhelmed by the stench of horse manure.
    Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
  • More to Read Bird flu virus found in Los Angeles County wastewater Nov. 1, 2024 What’s causing the L.A. coastal stench?
    Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of stench
Noun
  • Scientists found mummies covered in ancient cheese By Rachel Feltman Scientists recently found some cheese that’s been developing its funk for a little bit longer than usual: 3,500 years or so.
    Popular Science Staff, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
  • In the photos, the Destiny's Child alum paid tribute to the late funk singer and former wife of Miles Davis by recreating her This Is It album cover.
    Staff Author, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of funk
Noun
  • Black hocks from a buck that has rutted for weeks reek the best.
    Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Smullen’s inclinations here reek of resentment rather than a healthier competitiveness that would drive him to bring a solid case against his main suspect.
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of reek
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