costive
costive · more costive · most costive
ConstipatedConstipated.
UK/ˈkɒstɪv/US/ˈkɑstɪv/
Meaning
2 sensesConstipated.
(informal)Miserly, parsimonious.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:costive.
More definitions
- retarding evacuation of feces; binding; constipating
Origin
From Middle French costivé, past participle of costiver (“to constipate”), ultimately fromFrom Middle French costivé, past participle of costiver (“to constipate”), ultimately from Latin cōnstīpātus (“constipated”). Doublet of constipate.
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Forms
more costive, most costive| Comparative | more costive Lesson |
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| Superlative | most costive Lesson |
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Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form