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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Costive \Cos"tive\ (k?s"t?v), a. [OF. costev['e], 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.
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2. Reserved; formal; close; cold. [Obs.] ``A costive brain.''
--Prior. ``Costive of laughter.'' --B. Jonson.
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You must be frank, but without indiscretion; and
close, but without being costive. --Lord
Chesterfield.
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3. Dry and hard; impermeable; unyielding. [Obs.]
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Clay in dry seasons is costive, hardening with the
sun and wind. --Mortimer.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Costive \Cos"tive\ (k?s"t?v), a. [OF. costev['e], 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.
2. Reserved; formal; close; cold. [Obs.] ``A costive brain.''
--Prior. ``Costive of laughter.'' --B. Jonson.
You must be frank, but without indiscretion; and
close, but without being costive. --Lord
Chesterfield.
3. Dry and hard; impermeable; unyielding. [Obs.]
Clay in dry seasons is costive, hardening with the
sun and wind. --Mortimer.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
costive
adj : retarding evacuation of feces [ant: laxative]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
costive
a.
1 constipated
2 miserly, parsimonious
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
costive
a.
1 constipated
2 miserly, parsimonious
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
costive
a.
1 constipated
2 miserly, parsimonious
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
costive
a.
1 constipated
2 miserly, parsimonious
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Costive /kˈɒstɪv/
إمساكي
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
costive /kˈɒstɪv/
durchfallverhütend, durchfallbekämpfend, stopfend [pharm.]
Synonyms: antidiarrhoeal, antidiarrheal
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
costive /kˈɒstɪv/
[dated] knausrig
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
costive /kˈɒstɪv/
stopfendes Medikament , Stopfmittel , Antidiarrhoikum , Antidiarrhoicum [pharm.]
Synonyms: costive agent, obstruent agent, obstruent, stegnotic agent, stegnotic, antidiarrhoeal/antidiarrheal medicine, antidiarrhoeal/antidiarrheal drug, antidiarrhoeal/antidiarrheal agent, antidiarrhoeal, antidiarrhoeal, emplastic agent, emplastic
see: costive agents, costives, obstruent agents, obstruents, stegnotic agents, stegnotics, antidiarrhoeals, antidiarrhoeals, emplastic agents, emplastics
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
costive /kˈɒstɪv/
verstopft, stuhlverstopft, konstipiert, obstipiert [med.]
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
costive /kˈɒstɪv/
1. kabız, peklik çeken.
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
a. 秘结性的,便秘的;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
a. 秘结性的,便秘的,小气的
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