Definitions for oscitant

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oscitant os·ci·tant

Spelling: [os-i-tuh nt]

IPA: /ˈɒs ɪ tənt/

Oscitant is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 337 anagrams from letters in oscitant (acinostt).

Definitions for oscitant

adjective

1. yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
2. drowsy or inattentive.
3. dull, lazy, or negligent.

Origin of oscitant

1615-25; Latin ōscitant- (stem of ōscitāns) (present participle of ōscitāre to gape, yawn), equivalent to ōs mouth + cit(āre) to put in motion) + -ant- -ant