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Today's Word "Oscitant"

Yawning from drowsiness on

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oscitant \OS-i-tant\ (adjective) - 1 : Yawning, gaping from drowsiness. 2 : Inattentive, dull, negligent.

"Left-leaning Ted was well known for his tirades against the 'oscitant press' (as he saw it) in the days prior to Hurricaine Katrina."

 

From Latin oscitant, present participle of oscitare, to yawn : os, mouth + citare, to move.


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