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costive

cos·tive

costive

 
pronunciation:
ka stihv [or] kaw stihv
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: having or causing difficult or infrequent bowel movement; constipated or constipating.
definition 2: being reserved, not generous, or the like.
derivations: costively (adv.), costiveness (n.)