Hypertext Webster Gateway: "oscitant"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Oscitant \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
oscitant
adj : showing lack of attention or boredom; "the yawning
congregation" [syn: {drowsy}, {yawning(a)}]
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