stagnant

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Did we require an article, we found it handy, but decidedly the reverse when our neighbours borrowed from us, and, in the greater percentage of cases, failed to return the loan CHAPTER THREE A Lifeless Life Possum Gully was stagnant--stagnant with the narrow stagnation prevalent in all old country places Its residents were principally married folk and children under sixteen.

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  1. adjective Not moving or flowing; motionless.
  2. adjective Foul or stale from standing: stagnant ponds.
  3. adjective Showing little or no sign of activity or advancement; not developing or progressing; inactive: a stagnant economy.
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  • The business environment is not going to be stagnant, according to Ybarra. —  Home
  • The bishop said the economy is now stagnant, a far cry from the fast development that took place early last century, partly thanks to Protestant missionaries who entered the region during the British rule of India, ending in 1947. —  Christian Today
  • For some homeowners there is the possibility of making a sound re-financing decision even when interest rates are stagnant, the homeowner does not have a great amount of equity in the home and the homeowner's credit score has not increased significantly. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Support for the junior member in Germany's governing coalition is stagnant, according to a poll by Forsa released by —  ::.Angus Reid Global Monitor - Polls.::
  • It was uncharacteristically harsh for Kawamori to make Ranka this stagnant, and I do believe that it might have been a rather scathing criticism of the modern fixation with moe. —  AnimeBlogger.net Antenna
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  1. Latin stāgnāns, stāgnant-, present participle of stāgnāre, to be stagnant; see stagnate.
 

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