Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cos´tive|ly — cos|tive «KOS tihv, KS », adjective. 1. a) = constipated. (Cf. ↑constipate) b) producing constipation: »a costive medicine or food. 2. Figurative. slow in action. 3. Figurative. niggardly; stingy … Useful english dictionary
cos|tive — «KOS tihv, KS », adjective. 1. a) = constipated. (Cf. ↑constipate) b) producing constipation: »a costive medicine or food. 2. Figurative. slow in action. 3. Figurative. niggardly; stingy … Useful english dictionary
tive — ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ab·er·ra·tive; ab·re·ac·tive; ab·sorp·tive; ab·strac·tive; ac·cel·er·a·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·cre·tive; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·quis·i·tive; ac·quis·i·tive·ness; adapt·a·tive; ad·duc·tive;… … English syllables
cos — an·te·cos·ta; au·to·cos·mic; bel·li·cos·i·ty; ca·thol·i·cos; ce·cos·to·my; cer·cos·po·ra; cer·cos·po·rel·la; cer·cos·po·ri·o·sis; chas·ta·cos·ta; coc·cos·te·an; coc·cos·te·us; co·cos; cor·ti·cos·ter·one; COs; COS; cos·cet; cos·ci·no·dis·ca·ce·ae; … English syllables
costiveness — cos·tive·ness … English syllables
costive — cos•tive [[t]ˈkɒs tɪv, ˈkɔ stɪv[/t]] adj. 1) pat affected with or causing constipation 2) slow in action or speech 3) cvb Obs. stingy; tight fisted • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < AF *costif, for MF costivé, ptp. of costiver to constipate < L… … From formal English to slang
costive — Pertaining to or causing constipation. [contraction from L. constipo, to press together] * * * cos·tive käs tiv, kȯs adj 1) affected with constipation 2) causing constipation cos·tive·ness n * * * adj. constipated … Medical dictionary
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… … English syllables
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
