drowsy, oscitant, yawning
(adjective) showing lack of attention or boredom; “the yawning congregation”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
oscitant (comparative more oscitant, superlative most oscitant)
yawning; gaping
sleepy; drowsy; sluggish; careless
• Scottian, actinost, tactions
Source: Wiktionary
Os"ci*tant, a. Etym: [L. oscitans, -antis, p. pr. of oscitare: cf. F. oscitant.]
1. Yawning; gaping.
2. Sleepy; drowsy; dull; sluggish; careless. He must not be oscitant, but intent on his charge. Barrow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 April 2025
(noun) cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers; “they used bales of newspaper every day”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
