Definition of stagnant. Meaning of stagnant. Synonyms of stagnant

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Definition of stagnant

Stagnant
Stagnant Stag"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. 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.

Meaning of stagnant from wikipedia

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- Economic stagnation is a prolonged period of slow economic growth (traditionally measured in terms of the GDP growth), usually accompanied by high unemployment...
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- events develop under warm high-pressure systems, where conditions are stagnant and there is little vertical and horizontal air movement. When there is...
- contended with high crime rates, official corruption, narcotrafficking, and a stagnant economy. Many state-owned industrial enterprises were privatized starting...
- second leading cause of death is cancer with 33,274 (26.2%), which has been stagnant since the 1990s. Deaths from accidents dropped from 8,760 in 1990 to 3...
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- quickly expanded into a country-wide condemnation of sectarian rule, a stagnant economy and liquidity crisis, unemployment, endemic corruption in the public...