Thesaurus: stagnant

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1. a. That stagnates; not flowing; not running in a current or steam; motionless; hence, impure or foul from want of motion; as, a stagnant lake or pond; stagnant blood in the veins.
2. a. Not active or brisk; dull; as, business in stagnant.
3. adj. not circulating or flowing
4. adj. not growing or changing; without force or vitality
5. 1. That stagnates; not flowing; not running in a current or steam; motionless; hence, impure or foul from want of motion; as, a stagnant lake or pond; stagnant blood in the veins. 2. Not active or brisk; dull; as, business in stagnant. That gloomy slumber of the stagnant soul. Johnson. For him a stagnant life was not worth living. Palfrey.
6. j:100 s. not growing or changing; without force or vitality