oscitant

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore O words

drowsily inattentive and prone to yawning

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Oscitant in a sentence

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The oscitant clerk barely glanced up as customers waited at the counter.

Synonyms

drowsyinattentivelistless

Antonyms

alertattentive

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Once a blank supporter of the policy, the governor now denounces it at every opportunity, embarrassed that she ever endorsed it.

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Questions about “oscitant”

Oscitant (adjective) means drowsily inattentive and prone to yawning

Here is oscitant used in an example sentence: "The oscitant clerk barely glanced up as customers waited at the counter."

Common synonyms for oscitant include drowsy, inattentive, listless.

Antonyms of oscitant include alert, attentive.

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