costive in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for costive in the English»French Dictionary

costive [Brit ˈkɒstɪv, Am ˈkɑstɪv, ˈkɔstɪv] ADJ

1. costive MED (constipated):

costive

constipé

2. costive (sluggish):

costive form

empoté

costive in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for costive in the English»French Dictionary

costive ADJ form

costive

constipé(e)

Translations for costive in the French»English Dictionary

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constipé(e)

costive

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English

Legislation was produced, north and south of the border, by costive parliamentary debate, in the period 1604 to 1607, but it was limited in scope, mainly removing hostile laws.

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In his later years he was chronically costive.

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It would, the argument goes, demonstrate a healthy range of emotional awareness instead of a tightly bound costive and repressive state.

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