Retarding evacuation of feces; binding; constipating.

Roget 585: silent, mute, mum; silent as a post, silent as a stone, silent as the grave etc. (still) 403; dumb etc. 581; unconversable^†.    taciturn, sparing of words; closetongued; costive^†, inconversable^†, curt; reserved; reticent etc. (concealing) 528.    ... show more

Dutch: hardlijvig