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costive
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[ˈkɒstɪv], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- constipated
- slow or reluctant in speech or action; unforthcoming
(e.g: if he did ask her she would become costive)
Phrases:
Origin
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late Middle English: via Old French from Latin constipatus ‘pressed together’ (see constipated)
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