Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- With costiveness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a costive manner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
costive manner.
Etymologies
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costive + -ly
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Examples
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“Thanks for your letter, which hath come somewhat costively; but better late than never.
Life of Lord Byron With His Letters And Journals Byron, George G 1854
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"Thanks for your letter, which hath come somewhat costively; but better late than never.
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals George Gordon Byron Byron 1806
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