constipated en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɒnstəpeɪtəd/
- (General-American) audio
- kŏn'stə-pā-təd
Meanings
- Unable to defecate; costive.
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(figuratively) Failing to make a point or reach a conclusion; stifled.
But there is no place for grand gestures but there's a basic contempt for women in this puny, constipated drama.
1977, New West, volume 2, numbers 21-26, page 96:Currently, the way we help people die (and sometimes help them get through the weeks leading up to death) is to stultify or intoxicate them with opiates so that they can't think or feel. They may be pain-free but their body is constipated, their brain is numbed and they often don't have the ability to speak cogently before they die.
2023, David Nutt, Psychedelics, page 186:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most constipated | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more constipated | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
constipatedly · exhaustipated · unconstipated
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Translations (25)
grc δυσκοίλιος (unable to defecate) · mi kōroke (unable to defecate) · vi táo bón (unable to defecate) · wyi balert-tak (unable to defecate) · sv hård i magen (unable to defecate) · cy bolrwym (unable to defecate) · el δυσκοίλιος (unable to defecate) · zdj na nkoma (unable to defecate) · pt com prisão de ventre (unable to defecate) · fr constipé (unable to defecate) · it stitico (unable to defecate) · es estreñido (unable to defecate) · ga crua sa bholg (unable to defecate) · ga crua sa chorp (unable to defecate) · ga iata (unable to defecate) · sv förstoppad (unable to defecate) · pt constipado (unable to defecate) · de verstopft (unable to defecate) · nl geconstipeerd (unable to defecate) · kw trethtegys (unable to defecate) · cy rhwym (unable to defecate) · ga ceangailte sa chorp (unable to defecate) · nl verstopt (unable to defecate) · pl mający zaparcie (unable to defecate) · mi tina (unable to defecate)