Stagnant
Pronunciation : Stag"nant
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. stagnans, -antis, p.pr. of stagnare. See Stagnate.]
Definition : 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.
2. Not active or brisk; dull; as, business in stagnant. That gloomy slumber of the stagnant soul. Johnson. For him a stagnant life was not worth living. Palfrey.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913