Costive

  • 101miserly — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. stingy, covetous, parsimonious, close fisted; see stingy . See Synonym Study at stingy . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. hoarding, cheap, penny pinching, tight, money grubbing, misanthropic, stingy, parsimonious,… …

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  • 102niggard — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. tightwad, Scrooge, skinflint; see miser 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun A stingy person: miser, Scrooge, skinflint. Informal: penny pincher. Slang: cheapskate, stiff, tightwad. See GIVE. II adjective Ungenerously or… …

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  • 103parsimonious — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. stingy, selfish, tight, frugal; see greedy 1 , stingy . See Synonym Study at stingy . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [PAR suh MOH nee us] miserly, stingy. The parsimonious old fool recycled… …

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  • 104tightfisted — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. thrifty, niggardly, frugal, penny pinching; see stingy . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. cheap, stingy, miserly, sparing, frugal, *penny pinching, penurious, parsimonious, niggardly, greedy. ANT.: generous, charitable …

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  • 105close-fisted — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Ungenerously or pettily reluctant to spend money: cheap, close, costive, hard fisted, mean2, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious, penny pinching, penurious, petty, pinching, stingy, tight, tightfisted. See… …

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  • 106penny-pinching — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Ungenerously or pettily reluctant to spend money: cheap, close, close fisted, costive, hard fisted, mean2, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, petty, pinching, stingy, tight, tightfisted. See… …

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  • 107pinching — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Ungenerously or pettily reluctant to spend money: cheap, close, close fisted, costive, hard fisted, mean2, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious, penny pinching, penurious, petty, stingy, tight, tightfisted.… …

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  • 108ЗАПОР — (constipation, costive) состояние, при котором опорожнение кишечника происходит редко, или кал плотный в виде небольших шариков, или когда дефекация значительно затруднена и болезненна. Частота опорожнения кишечника является сугубо индивидуальной …

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  • 109constipate — v. a. Make costive …

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