English Explanatory Dictionary

costive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Constipated.
  2. Miserly, parsimonious.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒstɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-costive.wav /ˈkɑstɪv/

Word forms

costive more costive most costive

Etymology

From Middle French costivé, past participle of costiver (“to constipate”), ultimately from Latin cōnstīpātus (“constipated”). Doublet of constipate.

Derived words

costively costiveness
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