Costive
English
[edit | edit source]Etymology
[edit | edit source]From Old French *costivé*, past participle of *costiver* ("to constipate"), ultimately from Latin *cōnstīpātus* ("constipated"). Related to English *constipate*.
Katakana Transliteration
[edit | edit source]- コスティブ (Ko-su-ti-bu)
Adjective
[edit | edit source]Costive
[edit | edit source]- 1. Constipated.
- 2. Informal: miserly, parsimonious
Derived terms
[edit | edit source]- costively
- costiveness