costiveness
Cos"tive*ness, n. 1. An unnatural retention of the fecal matter of the bowels; constipation. 2. Inability to express one's self; stiffness. [Obs.] A reverend disputant of the same costiveness in public elocution with myself. Wakefield.
Cos"tive*ness, n. 1. An unnatural retention of the fecal matter of the bowels; constipation. 2. Inability to express one's self; stiffness. [Obs.] A reverend disputant of the same costiveness in public elocution with myself. Wakefield.