Anagrams of: CONSTIPATED

• taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument

• translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen

• brief description accompanying an illustration

• provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing

• impede with a clog or as if with a clog

• cause to be constipated

• marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects

• belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot

• ruled by or characteristic of a despot

• characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty

• covered with or as with a canopy

• Usually in the plural form Pandects: a compendium or digest of writings on Roman law divided in 50 books, compiled in the 6th century C.E. by order of the Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I (c. 482–565).

• (by extension) Also in the plural form pandects: a comprehensive collection of laws; specifically, the whole body of law of a country; a legal code.

• (by extension) A treatise or similar work that is comprehensive as to a particular topic; specifically a manuscript of the entire Bible.

• an inadequate payment

• a person skilled in telling anecdotes

• of or consisting of spondees