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Webster 1913 Edition

Costiveness

Cos′tive-ness

,
Noun.
1.
An unnatural retention of the fecal matter of the bowels; constipation.
2.
Inability to express one’s self; stiffness.
[Obs.]
A reverend disputant of the same
costiveness
in public elocution with myself.
Wakefield.

Webster 1828 Edition

Costiveness

COSTIVENESS

,
Noun.
A preternatural detention of the fecal matter of the bowels, with hardness and dryness; an obstruction or preternatural slowness of evacuations from the bowels.

Definition 2024

costiveness

costiveness

English

Noun

costiveness ‎(uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being costive; constipation.
  2. (obsolete) Inability to express oneself; stiffness.
    A reverend disputant of the same costiveness in public elocution with myself. — Wakefield.

Etymology

From costive +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒstɪvnəs/

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