OUTSTAY

outstay

(verb) surpass in staying power; “They outstayed their competitors”

overstay, outstay

(verb) stay too long; “overstay or outstay one’s welcome”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

outstay (third-person singular simple present outstays, present participle outstaying, simple past and past participle outstayed)

(transitive) To stay beyond or longer than.

Anagrams

• stay out

Source: Wiktionary


Out*stay", v. t.

Definition: To stay beyond or longer than. She concluded to outstay him. Mad. D' Arblay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

29 May 2025

CRITICAL

(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.

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