costive
[ kos-tiv, kaw-stiv ]
/ ˈkɒs tɪv, ˈkɔ stɪv /
adjective
suffering from constipation; constipated.
slow in action or in expressing ideas, opinions, etc.
Obsolete.
stingy; tight-fisted.
Origin of costive
1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French
*costif, for Middle French
costivé, past participle of
costiver to constipate < Latin
constīpāre (see
constipate)
OTHER WORDS FROM costive
cos·tive·ly, adverb cos·tive·ness, nounWords nearby costive
costen's syndrome,
coster,
costermansville,
costermonger,
costing,
costive,
costly,
costmary,
costner,
costo-,
costoaxillary vein
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British Dictionary definitions for costive
costive
/ (ˈkɒstɪv) /
adjective
having constipation; constipated
sluggish
niggardly
Derived forms of costive
costively, adverb costiveness, nounWord Origin for costive
C14: from Old French
costivé, from Latin
constipātus; see
constipate
Medical definitions for costive
costive
[ kŏs′tĭv ]
adj.
Suffering from constipation.
Causing constipation.