oscitant

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, detached, distracted, faraway, off guard, caught napping, inattentive.
2. sluggish, torpid, lethargic, lentitudinous, hebetu-dinous, phlegmatic, lymphatic; otiose, lazy, slow, lackadaisical, indolent; dull, drugged, dazed, Inf. dopey; lifeless, dormant, inactive, weary, listless

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  • Oscitant — Os ci*tant, a. [L. oscitans, antis, p. pr. of oscitare: cf. F. oscitant.] 1. Yawning; gaping. [1913 Webster] 2. Sleepy; drowsy; dull; sluggish; careless. [1913 Webster] He must not be oscitant, but intent on his charge. Barrow. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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 — 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

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