About The Word Stagnant
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Stagnant
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What's The Definition Of Stagnant?
[adj] not growing or changing; without force or vitality
[adj] not circulating or flowing; "dead air"; "dead water"; "stagnant water" Synonyms | Synonyms for Stagnant: adynamic | dead(a) | moribund | standing(a) | undynamic Related Terms | Find terms related to Stagnant: See Also | Stagnant In Webster's Dictionary \Stag"nant\, a. [L. stagnans, -antis, p. pr. of
stagnare. See {Stagnate}.]
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.
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