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   costive

   /ˈkɒstɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. constipated.
   • 2. slow or reluctant in speech or action; unforthcoming: "if he did ask her she would become costive"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin constipatus ‘pressed together’ (see constipated).

   Derivatives

   • 1. costively adverb
   • 2. costiveness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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