oscitant

An obsolete adjective meaning yawning or drowsy; rarely used in modern English.

• 🇫🇷Adjectif désuet signifiant qui bâille ou qui est somnolent, endormi ; rarement utilisé en anglais moderne.

1. Inattentive or bored C2 formal

   Showing a lack of attention, often due to boredom or drowsiness.

   • The oscitant student barely looked at the blackboard.
   • His oscitant expression during the lecture was obvious.
   • The audience grew oscitant as the speech dragged on.

   🇫🇷Inattentif ou ennuyé

   Synonymes: apatheticboreddrowsyinattentiveindifferentlanguidlistlesssluggishtorpidyawning

   Antonymes: alertattentivecarefulobservantvigilantwatchful