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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Costively

adv. In a costive manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

Costive

a. [ OF. costevé, p. p. of costever, F. constiper, L. constipare to press closely together, to cram; con- + stipare to press together, cram. See Stipulate, Stiff, and cf. Constipate. ] 1. Retaining fecal matter in the bowels; having too slow a motion of the bowels; constipated. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Reserved; formal; close; cold. [ Obs. ] “A costive brain.” Prior. “Costive of laughter.” B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

You must be frank, but without indiscretion; and close, but without being costive. Lord Chesterfield. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Dry and hard; impermeable; unyielding. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Clay in dry seasons is costive, hardening with the sun and wind. Mortimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Costiveness

n. 1. An unnatural retention of the fecal matter of the bowels; constipation. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Inability to express one's self; stiffness. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A reverend disputant of the same costiveness in public elocution with myself. Wakefield. [ 1913 Webster ]

English-Thai: NECTEC's Lexitron-2 Dictionary [with local updates]
costive(adj) ชักช้า, See also: รีๆ รอๆ, Syn. hesitant

English-Thai: HOPE Dictionary [with local updates]
costive(คอส'ทิฟว) adj. ท้องผูก, ช้า, พูดช้า

Thai-English: NECTEC's Lexitron-2 Dictionary [with local updates]
ธาตุหนัก(adj) constipated, See also: costiveness, Thai Definition: ที่ต้องกินยาถ่ายมากๆ ถึงจะถ่าย

Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary (pronunciation guide only)
costive

WordNet (3.0)
costive(adj) retarding evacuation of feces; binding; constipating, Ant. laxative

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Costive

a. [ OF. costevé, p. p. of costever, F. constiper, L. constipare to press closely together, to cram; con- + stipare to press together, cram. See Stipulate, Stiff, and cf. Constipate. ] 1. Retaining fecal matter in the bowels; having too slow a motion of the bowels; constipated. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Reserved; formal; close; cold. [ Obs. ] “A costive brain.” Prior. “Costive of laughter.” B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

You must be frank, but without indiscretion; and close, but without being costive. Lord Chesterfield. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Dry and hard; impermeable; unyielding. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Clay in dry seasons is costive, hardening with the sun and wind. Mortimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Costively

adv. In a costive manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

Costiveness

n. 1. An unnatural retention of the fecal matter of the bowels; constipation. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Inability to express one's self; stiffness. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A reverend disputant of the same costiveness in public elocution with myself. Wakefield. [ 1913 Webster ]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary
Geiz { m }costiveness [Add to Longdo]
geizigcostive [Add to Longdo]
geizig { adv }costively [Add to Longdo]

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