Costive

English

Etymology

From Old French *costivé*, past participle of *costiver* ("to constipate"), ultimately from Latin *cōnstīpātus* ("constipated"). Related to English *constipate*.

Katakana Transliteration

• コスティブ (Ko-su-ti-bu)

Adjective

Costive

• 1. Constipated.

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1. 2. Informal: miserly, parsimonious

Derived terms

• costively
• costiveness