oscitant
/ˈɒsɪt(ə)nt
/adjective rare
Yawning from drowsiness.Rising up in oscitant mood, I swallowed a penny piece, which I had between my teeth, and then went home with an empty purse....
- We are ready to give ourselves credit for the sagacity of this conjecture; else we should be but ill disposed to pardon that oscitant appearance which such a dreamy disposition must give to the most valuable materials.
- The keeper of a thing so nimble must not sleep, he must not be oscitant, but very intent upon his charge.
Origin
Early 17th century: from Latin oscitant- 'gaping, yawning', from the verb oscitare.
- participially
- participle
- particle
- particle accelerator
- particle beam
- particle board
- particled
- particle horizon
- particle-like
- particle physicist
- particle physics
- particolor
- particolored
- particolour
- particoloured
- particular
- particular affirmative
- Particular Baptist
- particular estate
- particular integral
- particular intention
- particularise
- particulariser
- particularism
- particularist