stagnant

Definition

Lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy; decaying through stillness.

Etymology

From French stagnant, from Latin stagnans, present participle of stagno (“to form a pool of standing water”).

Example Sentences

• "a stagnant pool    stagnant water"
• "a stagnant economy    stagnant prices"
• "Their love had turned stagnant."

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