2. Sleepy; drowsy; dull; sluggish; careless.
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He must not be oscitant, but intent on his charge. --Barrow. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
oscitant — oscitánt adj. m., pl. oscitánţi; f. sg. oscitántă, pl. oscitánte Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic OSCITÁNT, Ă adj. (Liv.) Neglijent, neatent, neîngrijit. [cf … Dicționar Român
oscitant — index lifeless (dull), otiose, phlegmatic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
oscitant — oscitant, ante (o ssi tan, tan t ) adj. Terme de médecine. Fièvre oscitante, fièvre accompagnée de bâillements fréquents. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat. oscitare, bâiller … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
oscitant — yawning, from L. oscitans, prp. of oscitare to gape, yawn, from os citare to move the mouth (see ORAL (Cf. oral) and CITE (Cf. cite)) … Etymology dictionary
oscitant — oscitancy, oscitance, n. /os i teuhnt/, adj. 1. yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping. 2. drowsy or inattentive. 3. dull, lazy, or negligent. [1615 25; < L oscitant (s. of oscitans) (prp. of oscitare to gape, yawn), equiv. to os mouth + cit(are) to … Universalium
oscitant — adj 1. drowsy, groggy, dozy, nodding, dozing, heavy eyed, yawning; sleepy, sleeping, asleep, half asleep, somnolent, slumberous, slumbery; off in a world of one s own, with one s head in the clouds, in the clouds, a million miles away; oblivious … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
oscitant — os·ci·tant … English syllables
oscitant — /ˈɒsətənt/ (say osuhtuhnt) adjective 1. gaping; yawning. 2. drowsy; inattentive. 3. Rare indolent; negligent. {Latin oscitans, present participle} –oscitancy –oscitance, noun …
oscitant — adjective showing lack of attention or boredom the yawning congregation • Syn: ↑drowsy, ↑yawning • Similar to: ↑inattentive • Derivationally related forms: ↑oscitancy … Useful english dictionary
yawning — I noun an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom he could not suppress a yawn the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop he apologized for his oscitancy • Syn: ↑yawn,… … Useful english dictionary
