Both Uses of
stagnant
in
1984, by Orwell
- A trumpet call, clear and beautiful, floated into the stagnant air.†
p. 25.9 *
- The air in the little square chamber above the bells was hot and stagnant, and smelt overpoweringly of pigeon dung.†
p. 129.8
Definitions:
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(1)
(stagnant) not circulating or flowing
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Note that stagnant can also be used as the adjective form of stagnate (not changing - in a negative sense).