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stantio

stale; musty

adjective stahn-TEE-oh Rare

Also means

hackneyed; old-fashioned

Usage Note

Stantio describes food that has gone stale (pane stantio — stale bread) or air that is stuffy and musty (odore stantio). Figuratively it means ideas or arguments that are tired and hackneyed. The feminine form is stantia; the masculine plural is stantii.

Examples

"Il pane era stantio e non si poteva mangiare."

Natural Translation

The bread was stale and couldn't be eaten.

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