Costiveness

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈkÉ’stɪvnÉ™s/

Origin

From costive + -ness.

Full definition of costiveness

Noun

1. The state or quality of being costive; constipation.
2. (obsolete) Inability to express oneself; stiffness.A reverend disputant of the same costiveness in public elocution with myself. — Wakefield.