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costive

/kos-tiv, kaw-stiv/US // ˈkɒs tɪv, ˈkɔ stɪv //UK // (ˈkɒstɪv) //

昂贵的,昂贵,昂贵的价格,价值连城

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : suffering from constipation; constipated.
    • : slow in action or in expressing ideas, opinions, etc.
    • : Obsolete. stingy; tight-fisted.

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Examples

  • I finds un fine to hunt with, and 'tis not so costive as the others.

  • The pulse is small, feeble and frequent, and the bowels costive.

  • I was of a costive, dyspeptic habit, which has been entirely removed.

  • All these facts have been proved before your Lordships by costive and unwilling witnesses.

  • As he was costive, pills of aloes and steel were ordered to be taken occasionally.