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1. (adj.) costive
affected with or causing constipation.
2. costive
slow in action or speech.
3. costive
Obs. stingy; tight-fisted.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < AF *costif, for MF costivé, ptp. of costiver to constipate < L constīpāre (see constipate ))
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1. (adj) costive
retarding evacuation of feces; binding; constipating
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1. (adj) costive
retaining fecal matter in the bowels; having too slow a motion of the bowels; constipated
2. (adj) costive
reserved; formal; close; cold
3. (adj) costive
dry and hard; impermeable; unyielding
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