stagnant
not flowing or running, as water, air, etc.
stale or foul from standing, as a pool of water.
characterized by lack of development, advancement, or progressive movement: a stagnant economy.
inactive, sluggish, or dull.
Origin of stagnant
1Other words for stagnant
Other words from stagnant
- stag·nan·cy, stagnance, noun
- stag·nant·ly, adverb
- un·stag·nant, adjective
- un·stag·nant·ly, adverb
Words Nearby stagnant
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How to use stagnant in a sentence
Of course, declining or stagnant wage growth started well before this president took office.
Wages are stagnant and middle-class household incomes continue to decline.
Voters Remind D.C. That the Economy Still Sucks | Stuart Stevens | November 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCory Gardner and others hammered on stagnant wages for the middle class.
Views on the controversial subject, Pew notes, have been more or less stagnant since 2005.
The Beautiful Newlywed Who Made the Right Change Its Mind on Physician-Assisted Death | Samantha Allen | October 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe stagnant pool of green water at the bottom of the ditch rises slightly.
Millions of Refugees from Syria’s War Are Clinging to Life In Toxic Conditions | Christopher Looney | April 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
But he forgot the stagnant town, the bald-headed man at the club window, the organ and "The Manola."
Bella Donna | Robert HichensA germ flies from a stagnant pool, and the laughing child, its mother's darling, dies dreadfully of diphtheria.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordHe was a refuge from herself; in his imperious demands her memory slept, her depths were stagnant.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonA stagnant pool among some reeds caught the reflection of the sunset and changed on the instant into raw gold.
Uncanny Tales | VariousIt was low and flat, and was traversed by broad ditches, generally full of stagnant water.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries | Charles G. Harper
British Dictionary definitions for stagnant
/ (ˈstæɡnənt) /
(of water, etc) standing still; without flow or current
brackish and foul from standing still
stale, sluggish, or dull from inaction
not growing or developing; static
Origin of stagnant
1Derived forms of stagnant
- stagnancy or stagnance, noun
- stagnantly, adverb
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