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oscitant

/ˈɒsɪtənt/

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From Latin ōscitāns, present participle of ōscitō. Compare French oscitant.

adjective more oscitant · most oscitant

yawning or gaping
sleepy; drowsy; sluggish; careless He must not be oscitant, but intent on his charge.
Similar: sleepbound, somnolent, adrowse, bedroomy, dozy, dopey, dragging one's tail, drowsy, eyelids at half-mast, nodding off, oscitant, out of steam

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@misc{oscitant_2026,
  title = {oscitant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oscitant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}