stagnant

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

not circulating or flowing“dead air”“dead water”“stagnant water”Synonyms: dead(a)
not growing or changing; without force or vitalitySynonyms: moribund

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Stagnant \Stag"nant\ (-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. [1913 Webster]

2.Not active or brisk; dull; as, business is stagnant. [1913 Webster]

That gloomy slumber of the stagnant soul.— Johnson.[1913 Webster]

For him a stagnant life was not worth living.— Palfrey.[1913 Webster]