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   Stag·nant

   /ˈstaɡnənt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a body of water or the atmosphere of a confined space) having no current or flow and often having an unpleasant smell as a consequence: "a stagnant ditch" Similar stillmotionlessimmobileinertlifelessdeadstandingslackstaticstationaryfoulstaledirtyfilthyputridputrefiedbrackishOpposite flowingrunningfresh
   • ▪ showing no activity; dull and sluggish: "a stagnant economy" Similar inactivesluggishslowslow-movinglethargicstaticflatdepressedquietdulldecliningmoribunddyingdeaddormantstagnatingOpposite activevibrant

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin stagnant- ‘forming a pool of standing water’, from the verb stagnare, from stagnum ‘pool’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. stagnancy noun
   • 2. stagnantly adverb

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