英语词汇“costive”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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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