| Pronunciation: | | 'âsitunt
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[adj] showing lack of attention or boredom; "the yawning congregation" |
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OSCITANT is a 8 letter word that starts with O. |
| | Synonyms: | | drowsy, inattentive, yawning(a) |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Os"ci*tant\, a. [L. oscitans, -antis, p. pr. of
oscitare: cf. F. oscitant.]
1. Yawning; gaping.
2. Sleepy; drowsy; dull; sluggish; careless.
He must not be oscitant, but intent on his charge.
--Barrow.
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