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单词 costive
释义 cos·tive
\ˈkästiv, ˈkȯs-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English costif, modification of Middle French costivé, past participle of costiver to bind, constipate, from Latin constipare — more at constipate
1.
 a. : constipated
 b. : causing constipation
2.
 a. : slow or stiff in action or expression : sluggish
  < the system … was so costive that no new design could ever be expected — Economist >
  < readers now wearied by the costive pronouncements — Times Literary Supplement >
 b. : niggardly
cos·tive·ly \-stə̇vlē\ adverb
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