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Feb. 17, 2017
oscitant\OS-i-tuh nt\adjective
1. drowsy or inattentive.
2. yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
QuotesI dread the arrival of the delivery man, who will be even more
oscitant than this man at the take-out phone.
-- J. D. Landis, Lying in Bed, 1995
Origin of oscitantThe Latin verb ÅscitÄre means âto yawn, gape
(of animals)â; âto turn toward the sun (of plants)â; and by
extension âto be listless drowsy, inactive, half asleep.â The word
entered English in the early 17th century.More From
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