Costiveness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɒstɪvnəs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Costiveness is a noun meaning The state or quality of being costive; constipation.
Meaning
The state or quality of being costive; constipation.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) Inability to express oneself; stiffness.
Example Sentences
a reverend disputant of the same coftiveness in public elocution with myself
The new cases prove that in habitual costiveness or inactivity of the bowels, galvanism is a more valuable remedy, and that its effects are permanent .
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include constativity, constativeness, constipation, constancie, stodginess, constancy.
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