Cos″tive‐ness, n. 1. An unnatural retention of the fecal matter of the bowels; constipation.
2. Inability to express one's self; stiffness.
A reverend disputant of the same costiveness in public elocution with myself.
Wakefield.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.