Costive Definition
kŏstĭv
adjective
Suffering from constipation.
American Heritage Medicine
Constipated or constipating.
Webster's New World
Causing constipation.
American Heritage Medicine
Slow; sluggish.
American Heritage
Stingy.
American Heritage
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Origin of Costive
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Middle English costif from Old French costeve past participle of costever to constipate from Latin cōnstīpāre constipate
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle French costivé, ultimately from Latin constipatus ‘constipated’.
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