costive

[ kos-tiv, kaw-stiv ]

/ ˈkɒs tɪv, ˈkɔ stɪv /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR costive ON THESAURUS.COM

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, adverbcos·tive·ness, noun

Words nearby costive

Costello, Costen's syndrome, Costermansville, costermonger, cost, insurance, and freight, costive, cost-justify, cost keeper, cost ledger, costly, costmary

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Example sentences from the Web for costive

Costive, kos′tiv, adj. having the motion of the bowels too slow: constipated.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
If the patient is costive, Nux should be taken at night, until his bowels become regular.
An Epitome of Homeopathic Healing Art|B. L. Hill
I was of a costive, dyspeptic habit, which has been entirely removed.
Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages|William Andrus Alcott
An egg may be taken at this meal by those luxuriously inclined, and if not of a costive habit.
The Allinson Vegetarian Cookery Book|Thomas R. Allinson

If they are costive, put in a little melted lard, or some kind of inoffensive oil.
Soil Culture|J. H. Walden

British Dictionary definitions for costive

costive

/ (ˈkɒstɪv) /

adjective

having constipation; constipated

sluggish

niggardly

Derived forms of costive

costively, adverbcostiveness, noun

Word Origin for costive

C14: from Old French costivé, from Latin constipātus; see constipate

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Medical definitions for costive

costive

[ kŏs′tĭv ]

adj.

Suffering from constipation.

Causing constipation.

单词	costive
释义	costive [ kos-tiv, kaw-stiv ] / ˈkɒs tɪv, ˈkɔ stɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR costive ON THESAURUS.COM 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, adverbcos·tive·ness, noun Words nearby costive Costello, Costen's syndrome, Costermansville, costermonger, cost, insurance, and freight, costive, cost-justify, cost keeper, cost ledger, costly, costmary Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for costive Costive, kos′tiv, adj. having the motion of the bowels too slow: constipated. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various If the patient is costive, Nux should be taken at night, until his bowels become regular. An Epitome of Homeopathic Healing Art\|B. L. Hill I was of a costive, dyspeptic habit, which has been entirely removed. Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages\|William Andrus Alcott An egg may be taken at this meal by those luxuriously inclined, and if not of a costive habit. The Allinson Vegetarian Cookery Book\|Thomas R. Allinson If they are costive, put in a little melted lard, or some kind of inoffensive oil. Soil Culture\|J. H. Walden British Dictionary definitions for costive costive / (ˈkɒstɪv) / adjective having constipation; constipated sluggish niggardly Derived forms of costive costively, adverbcostiveness, noun Word Origin for costive C14: from Old French costivé, from Latin constipātus; see constipate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to costive cheap, close, close-fisted, frugal, miserly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, pinching, tight, tightfisted, blocked, clogged, obstructed, plugged Medical definitions for costive costive [ kŏs′tĭv ] adj. Suffering from constipation. Causing constipation. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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costive

adjective

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adjective

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Medical definitions for costive

adj.