Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

constipative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-sti-pa-tive
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing constipation.

Example Sentences

"Ipecacuanha is more antispasmodic, less acrid, and more constipative; hence it is fitter for irritable persons, inclined to spasms, and affected with diarrhœa."
"The constipative effect of opioids is well documented."

Etymology

From constipate + -ive.

Inflected Forms

more constipative (comparative) most constipative (superlative)

Antonyms

laxative

Questions

What does constipative mean?: Causing constipation.
Where does constipative come from?: From constipate + -ive.

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