Stopped vs Stagnant - What's the difference?
stopped | stagnant |
(stop)
(of a vehicle) Not moving, but not properly parked or berthed;
(more generally) In the state resulting from having stopped.
(of a pipe) Having a stop; being closed at one end.
(of a plant) In a well-pruned state.
(phonetics) Made by complete closure of the organs in the mouth; said of certain consonants such as b'', ''d'', ''p'', and ''t .
Lacking freshness, motion, flow, progress, or change; stale; motionless; still.
As adjectives the difference between stopped and stagnant
is that stopped is (of a vehicle) not moving, but not properly parked or berthed; while stagnant is lacking freshness, motion, flow, progress, or change; stale; motionless; still.As a verb stopped
is (stop).stopped
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- We were stopped for more than three hours!
- ''They passed a stopped car on the side of the road, but realized there was nothing they could do to help.
- A stopped clock is right twice a day.
