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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.
Definition 2024
costiveness
costiveness
English
Noun
costiveness (uncountable)
- The state or quality of being costive; constipation.
- (obsolete) Inability to express oneself; stiffness.
- A reverend disputant of the same costiveness in public elocution with myself. — Wakefield.