- constipated
- con|sti|pat|ed [ `kanstı,peıtəd ] adjectivenot able to move solid waste out of your body easily
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
constipated — adj. having difficult or incomplete or infrequent evacuation of the bowels; costive. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Constipated — Constipate Con sti*pate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constipated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Constipating}.] [L. constipatus, p. p. of constipare; con + stipare to crowd together. See {Costive}.] 1. To crowd or cram into a narrow compass; to press together or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
constipated — con·sti·pat·ed (kŏnʹstə pā tĭd) adj. 1. Affected with constipation. 2. Stiff, stodgy, or recalcitrant: “united only in a constipated hatred of change of any kind” (John Fowles). * * * … Universalium
constipated — Suffering from constipation. * * * constipated adj affected with constipation * * * con·sti·pat·ed (konґstĭ pāt″əd) affected with constipation … Medical dictionary
constipated — [[t]kɒ̱nstɪpeɪtɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ Someone who is constipated has difficulty in getting rid of solid waste from their body … English dictionary
constipated — adjective Date: 1547 1. affected with constipation 2. stilted or stodgy in appearance, expression, or action … New Collegiate Dictionary
constipated — adjective /ˈkɒnstəpeɪtəd/ The state of being unable to defecate. See Also: constipation … Wiktionary
constipated — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become, get ▪ look ▪ make sb ADVERB ▪ very … Collocations dictionary
constipated — Synonyms and related words: blocked, bound, choked, choked up, clogged, clogged up, congested, costive, foul, fouled, full, infarcted, jammed, obstipated, obstructed, packed, plugged, plugged up, stopped, stopped up, stuffed, stuffed up … Moby Thesaurus
constipated — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. bound, costive, obstructed; see sick … English dictionary for students