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Costiveness

//ˈkɒstɪvnəs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being costive; constipation. uncountable

    "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 ."

  2. 2
    Inability to express oneself; stiffness. obsolete, uncountable

    "a reverend disputant of the same coftiveness in public elocution with myself"

Etymology

From costive + -ness.

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