constipating

  • 31costive — [käs′tiv, kôs′tiv] adj. [ME < OFr costeve, pp. of costever < L constipare: see CONSTIPATE] constipated or constipating: used figuratively to mean uncommunicative, stingy, etc. costively adv. costiveness n …

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  • 32oppilative — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌlād.iv adjective Etymology: Latin oppilatus + English ive archaic : tending to oppilate : obstructive, constipating …

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