Webster's English Dictionary

Enter the word to look up:

costive

cos.tive \'ka:s-tiv\ aj [ME, fr. MF costive`, pp. of costiver to 
   constipate, fr. L cons]tipare 1a: CONSTIPATED  1b: causing constipation  2: 
   slow in action or expression  3: NIGGARDLY  - cos.tive.ly av