oscitant

['ɔsitənt]
  • adj.
    • 打呵欠的
    • 困倦的,懒散的;漫不经心的,疏忽的
    • 迟钝的
    • 懒惰的

英英释义


1. showing lack of attention or boredom;
"the yawning congregation"

英文词源


oscitant (adj.)
"yawning," from Latin oscitans "listless, sluggish, lazy," present participle of oscitare "to gape, yawn," from os citare "to move the mouth" (see oral and cite).