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Definition of: stagnant
(stag′nənt) adjective
1. Standing still; not flowing: said of water, as in a pool; hence, foul from long standing.
2. Lacking briskness or activity, as life or business; dull; inert; sluggish. [<F <L stagnans, -antis, pp. of stagnare stagnate <stagnum a pool]
—stag′nan·cy noun
—stag′nant·ly adverb
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