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| cos·tive [ kóstiv ] |
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1. constipated: constipated, or causing constipation
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2. hesitant: slow to act or speak
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin constipatus, past participle of constipare (see constipate)] |
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 cos·tive·ly adverb |
| cos·tive·ness noun |
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