Costiveness

Definitions

1. The state or quality of being costive; constipation.
   uncountable
2. Inability to express oneself; stiffness.
   obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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 .”

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

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