costive
Pronunciation: /ˈkɒstɪv/
The English word “costive” has 2 meanings listed here.
adjective
Etymology
From Middle French costivé, past participle of costiver (“to constipate”), ultimately from Latin cōnstīpātus (“constipated”). Doublet of constipate.
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