Antonyms for constipated
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kon-stuh-peyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒn stəˌpeɪt |
Definition of constipated
Origin :- 1530s, in part a back-formation from constipation, in part from Latin constipatus, past participle of constipare (see constipation). Earlier as an adjective (early 15c.); an earlier verb in this sense was constipen (late 14c.). Related: Constipated; constipating.
- adj bound
- There is also loss of appetite, and the bowels are constipated.
- Extract from : « The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI) » by Various
- The constipated bowels were permitted their own times for action.
- Extract from : « The No Breakfast Plan and the Fasting-Cure » by Edward Hooker Dewey
- The bowels are, as a rule, constipated, but occasionally relaxed.
- Extract from : « Poisons: Their Effects and Detection » by Alexander Wynter Blyth
- The bowels are in some cases much relaxed; in others, constipated.
- Extract from : « A System of Midwifery » by Edward Rigby
- I'd as soon ask if a woman were constipated as ask if she were chaste.
- Extract from : « Painted Veils » by James Huneker
- He also had slight headache and the bowels were constipated; no epistaxis.
- Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I » by Various
- In a constipated habit, attended with loss of cud, it is invaluable.
- Extract from : « The American Reformed Cattle Doctor » by George Dadd
- He who is constipated can hardly prove an alibi to "nerves."
- Extract from : « Outwitting Our Nerves » by Josephine A. Jackson and Helen M. Salisbury
- If you are patriotic and constipated, substitute one bran muffin.
- Extract from : « Diet and Health » by Lulu Hunt Peters
- It has little or no food value, so the constipated overweight individual may indulge freely.
- Extract from : « Diet and Health » by Lulu Hunt Peters
Synonyms for constipated
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