单词 | oscitant |
释义 | oscitant[ os-i-tuhnt ] / ˈɒs ɪ tənt / adjectiveyawning, as with drowsiness; gaping. drowsy or inattentive. dull, lazy, or negligent. Origin of oscitantFirst recorded in 1615–25; from Latin ōscitant- (stem of ōscitāns, present participle of ōscitāre “to gape, yawn (used of animals), be listless”), equivalent to ōs “mouth” + cit(āre) “to put in motion” + -ant- -ant OTHER WORDS FROM oscitantos·ci·tan·cy, os·ci·tance, nounWords nearby oscitantoscillometry, oscillopsia, oscilloscope, oscine, oscitancy, oscitant, os coccygis, Osco-Umbrian, os coxae, osculant, oscular Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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