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Oscitant
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adjective
Oscitant
adj.
1.
Yawning; gaping.
2.
Sleepy; drowsy; dull; sluggish; careless.
"He must not be oscitant, but intent on his charge."
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Etymology of 'Oscitant'
Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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"Oscitant" Quotes from Famous Books
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for, make room for. uncover, unclose, unrip[obs3]; lay open, cut open, rip open, throw open, pop open, blow open, pry open, tear open, pull open. Adj. open; perforated &c. v.; perforate; wide open, ajar, unclosed, unstopped;
oscitant
[obs3], gaping, yawning; patent. tubular, cannular[obs3], fistulous; pervious, permeable; foraminous[obs3]; vesicular, vasicular[obs3]; porous, follicular, cribriform[obs3], honeycombed, infundibular[obs3], riddled; tubulous[obs3], tubulated[obs3];
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