Pandiculate (verb)
pan-dik-yu-layt
To stretch and yawn on tiredness or upon waking.
First recorded in 1641–20; from Latin pandiculāt(us), past participle of pandiculārī “to stretch oneself,” derivative of pandere “to stretch”
Example sentences
“I watched her wake, sleepily, pandiculate, and ask for coffee.”
Tripartite (adj) triy-part-iyt Divided into or consisting of three parts. Agreed by three parties. 1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin tripartītus divided into three parts, equivalent to tri- tri- +…
