oscitant
Adjective Satellite
- showing lack of attention or boredom
Adj
- yawning or gaping
- sleepy; drowsy; sluggish; careless
Adjective
- Yawning or tending to yawn; drowsy or inattentive.
Examples
- After a long game, even the most focused Words With Friends player might become oscitant.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin ōscitāns, present participle of ōscitō. Compare French oscitant.
Synonyms
drowsy, yawning, adrowse, bedroomy, dozy, dragging one's tail, eyelids at half-mast, nodding off, oscitant, out of steam, sleepbound, sleepish, sleepy, slombry, slumberful, slumberous, slumbersome, slumbery, snoozy, somniculous, somnolent, somnolescent, tired
Scrabble Score: 10
oscitant: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordoscitant: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
oscitant: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary