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stagnant

adjective

«stagnant» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Stagnant water is still and does not flow, so it becomes dirty, smelly and full of germs. tree →
In a general sense, something stagnant is dull and not changing or growing. tree →

In the lessons

in stories a stagnant pool or marsh is dirty and dangerous, and a stagnant life is dull and lifeless

Examples

The pond was stagnant and smelled bad. tree →
Do not drink stagnant water. tree →
Mosquitoes breed in stagnant puddles. tree →
After a year in the same job, his life felt stagnant. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «stagnant» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«stagnant» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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