stagnANT

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That 'lethargy' runs in the family
Is really not truthful at all:
For 'running' is far too exhausting,
(It can't even manage a crawl).

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Stagnant adj. 1. (of water, etc.) standing still; without flow or current. 2. brackish and foul from standing still. 3. stale, sluggish or dull from inaction. 4. not growing or developing, static. (17th century: from L stagnans, from stagnare to be stagnant, from stagnum a pool)