'Costiveness' definitions:

Definition of 'Costiveness'

From: GCIDE
  • Costiveness \Cos"tive*ness\, n.
  • 1. An unnatural retention of the fecal matter of the bowels; constipation. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Inability to express one's self; stiffness. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • A reverend disputant of the same costiveness in public elocution with myself. --Wakefield. [1913 Webster]

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