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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)