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oscitantly

oscitantly adverb: in an oscitant manner; drowsily or yawningly.

Adverb

oscitantly (comparative more oscitantly, superlative most oscitantly)

  1. In an oscitant manner; drowsily or yawningly

Forms of oscitantly

comparativemore oscitantly
superlativemost oscitantly

Origin of oscitantly

From oscitant + -ly.

Questions about oscitantly

What does oscitantly mean?
Oscitantly means in an oscitant manner; drowsily or yawningly.
What part of speech is oscitantly?
Oscitantly is an adverb.

Words near oscitantly in the dictionary

  1. oscinine
  2. oscitance
  3. oscitancies
  4. oscitancy
  5. oscitant
  6. oscitantly
  7. oscitate
  8. oscitated
  9. oscitates
  10. oscitating
  11. oscitation

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