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Cos"tive (k?s"t?v), a. [OF. costevé, p. p. of costever, F. constiper, L. constipare to press closely together, to cram; con- + stipare to press together, cram. See Stipulate, Stiff, and cf. Constipate.] 1. Retaining fecal matter in the bowels; having too slow a motion of the bowels; constipated.
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2. Reserved; formal; close; cold. [Obs.]A costive brain.” Prior.Costive of laughter.” B. Jonson.
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You must be frank, but without indiscretion; and close, but without being costive. Lord Chesterfield.
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3. Dry and hard; impermeable; unyielding. [Obs.]
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Clay in dry seasons is costive, hardening with the sun and wind. Mortimer.
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