Stăg'nant, a.
a. [Fr. stagnant, It. stagnante, Lat. stagnans, p. pr. of stagnare. See STAGNATE.]
Sense 1. Inclined to stagnate; not flowing; not running in a current or stream; motionless; impure from want of motion; as, a stagnant lake or pond; stagnant blood in the veins.
Sense 2. Not active; dull; not brisk; as, business is stagnant.
The gloomy slumber of the stagnant soul. Johnson.
For him a stagnant life was not worth living. Palfrey.