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oscitantis

Dictionary entries

  • oscitans, (gen.), oscitantis:

    Adjective · 3rd declension

    Frequency:
    Lesser
    Dictionary:
    Lewis & Short

    = listless; sluggish; sleepy;

    Entry →
    acc. pl. (m./f.)
    gen. sg. (all)
  • oscito, oscitare, -, -:

    Verb · 1st conjugation

    Frequency:
    Lesser

    = gape; yawn;

    Entry →
    gen. sg. pres. act. part.

Examples

  • Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)

    Liber XI

    Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)

    "...basiator atque illa. Febricitantem basiabit et flentem, dabit oscitanti basium natantique, dabit cacanti. Remedium mali solum est, facias..."
  • L

    de Tranquillitate Animi

    Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI

    "...auctorum aut improbatorum et inter tot milia librorum oscitanti, cui uoluminum suorum frontes maxime placent titulique? Apud desidiosissimos..."
  • M

    Liber VIII

    Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES

    "...quosdam ex vino vacillantis, quosdam hesterna ex potatione oscitantis. humus erat inmunda, lutulenta vino, coronis languidulis et spinis..."

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