constrictive, a.
(kənˈstrɪktɪv)
[ad. L. constrictīv-us (also in 16th c. F. constrictif, Paré), f. constrict- ppl. stem of constringĕre + -ive.]
1. Of, pertaining to, or characterized by constriction; that tends to compress tightly.
| 1578 Banister Hist. Man v. 70 By the constrictiue force it vseth..it doth complect the whole. 1655 H. More Antid. Ath. (1662) 185 If a Spirit use his Agitative power moderately and his Constrictive forcibly enough to feel solid or palpable to that man or woman. 1844 T. J. Graham Dom. Med. 277 This [Breast-pang] is an acute constrictive pain about the breast-bone. 1889 Pall Mall G. 26 Sept. 7/2 Neither the boa nor the anaconda is venomous, but their constrictive powers render them terrible adversaries. |
2. = constringent.
| 1533 Elyot Cast. Helthe (1541) 26 b, Medlars ar cold and dry, and constrictife or straininge the stomake. 1656 in Blount Glossogr. 1882 Syd. Soc. Lex., Constrictive, capable of binding together; styptic; astringent. |