obstipate

What does obstipate mean?

obstipate means "constipate severely".

How many syllables are in obstipate?

obstipate has 3 syllables and divides as ob-sti-pate under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is obstipate a common word?

obstipate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for obstipate come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.