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stalely

/ˈsteɪl.li/

stalely adverb: in a stale manner.

Adverb

stalely (comparative more stalely, superlative most stalely)

  1. In a stale manner.
  2. (obsolete) Of old; long since.
    • Tut, all your promis'd mountains, And seas, I am so stalely acquainted with1611, Ben[jamin] Jonson, Catiline His Conspiracy, London: […] [William Stansby?] for Walter Burre, →OCLC, (please specify the page)
    Synonyms:
    of yore

Synonyms of stalely

Forms of stalely

comparativemore stalely
superlativemost stalely

Origin of stalely

From stale + -ly.

Questions about stalely

What does stalely mean?
Stalely means in a stale manner.
What part of speech is stalely?
Stalely is an adverb.
How do you pronounce stalely?
Stalely is pronounced /ˈsteɪl.li/.

Words near stalely in the dictionary

  1. stale read
  2. stale reads
  3. staled
  4. stalefish
  5. stalefishes
  6. stalely
  7. stalemate
  8. stalemated
  9. stalemater
  10. stalemates
  11. stalemating

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