Definition of Costive

1. Adjective. Retarding evacuation of feces; binding; constipating.

Antonyms: Laxative

Definition of Costive

1. a. Retaining fecal matter in the bowels; having too slow a motion of the bowels; constipated.

Definition of Costive

1. Adjective. constipated ¹

2. Adjective. miserly, parsimonious ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Costive

1. constipated [adj]

Medical Definition of Costive

1. Pertaining to or causing constipation. Origin: contraction from L. Constipo, to press together (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Costive

costibite
costicartilage
costiferous
costiform
costimulate
costimulated
costimulates
costimulating
costimulation
costimulations
costimulator
costimulators
costimulatory
costing
costings
costively
costivenesses
costless
costlessly
costlewe
costlier
costliest
costliness
costlinesses
costly
costmaries
costmary
costning

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