stagnature nonce-wd.
[f. stagnate v. + -ure.]
The state or condition of being stagnant.
| 1837 Lofft Self-formation I. 122 You will find..his paper covered..with scratches, and blotches, and ink-puddles, signifying, by no obscure type, the coagulation and stagnature of his thoughts. Ibid. II. 106 Albeit the spirit may drag back and sink in stagnature. |