stagnant
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definition
adjective
a stagnant ditch
(of a body of water or the atmosphere of a confined space) having no current or flow and often having an unpleasant smell as a consequence.
example
A successful economy is attractive for foreign investors; they do not usually go to a 'stagnant' economy.
We walked for an hour and a half or so, well beyond the limits of the town to the point where the road and pavement came to an undignified end by a stony beach and a hollow of 'stagnant' water.
Profits remained similarly depressed, with performance in the European market 'stagnant' .
The abyss was 'stagnant' , a body of water under massive pressure, barely warmer than freezing and utterly without light.
The remaining 82 percent said capital spending would remain 'stagnant' or decline.
However, pay for similar work in the US has been relatively 'stagnant' if not declining.
It looks like fun, but the water here is 'stagnant' and contaminated with raw sewage.
According to experts, 'stagnant' water may become breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
Ryder pointed to the lack of strong and cohesive global rules on company behaviour as a major factor in the 'stagnant' world economy.
The chief concern of union officials is to secure the income of their apparatus in the face of a 'stagnant' or declining dues base.
Rising home values have propped up a 'stagnant' economy and blunted criticisms of otherwise disastrous economic policies.
This passage was constructed primarily to solve the problem of strong odours from 'stagnant' water and sewage in the inner harbour.
The river flows toward the east, and wherever it enters 'stagnant' waters, they are made fresh.
Her matted hair billowed out a bit as the 'stagnant' unimaginably foul smelling air started to flow past them.
The body politic is 'stagnant' , its membership mediocre and undeservedly self-satisfied.
The streets were still a bit damp and there were 'stagnant' pools of water at many places.
Note that blight is not restricted to 'stagnant' or declining regions and cities.
Plants can't breathe if their roots are immersed in 'stagnant' water.
As there are still no signs of improvement in the 'stagnant' economy, job insecurity continues to aggravate.
In 'stagnant' economies, urbanisation levels do not increase much.
It is a chance to bring major foreign investment to one of Europe's most economically 'stagnant' regions.
The bottom waters of these lagoons were probably 'stagnant' and provided an environment hostile to life.
They feel that the current Women's Union is a 'stagnant' organisation, both socially and politically.
Demand from the rich was 'stagnant' throughout the period while that from overseas declined sharply in the 1930s.
For a start, real wages have been 'stagnant' or declined for the majority of workers.
The wells were not drained and the ditches were filled with 'stagnant' water.
The took a compass bearing for the direction of the croaking and eventually reached 'stagnant' , muddy pools, thick with a scum of dead insects.
Does the Minister consider the claims that productivity in the sector is 'stagnant' or declining are accurate?
Although soybean is injured in flooded fields, it can thrive in 'stagnant' , oxygen-deficient water in the glasshouse.
The hot weather has been the main contributor to the rise in cases of wildlife being killed by botulism, which thrives in 'stagnant' , warm water.
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