milostiv in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for milostiv in the English»French Dictionary

costive [Brit ˈkɒstɪv, Am ˈkɑstɪv, ˈkɔstɪv] ADJ

1. costive MED (constipated):

costive

constipé

2. costive (sluggish):

costive form

empoté

milostiv in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for milostiv in the English»French Dictionary

costive ADJ form

costive

constipé(e)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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.

en.wikipedia.org

In his later years he was chronically costive.

blogs.telegraph.co.uk

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

www.telegraph.co.uk