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COSTIVE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. a : affected with constipation b : causing constipation 2. slow in action or expression 3. not generous : stingy www.merriam-webster.com
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COSTIVE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
adjective · suffering from constipation; constipated. · slow in action or in expressing ideas, opinions, etc. · stingy; tight-fisted. costive. / ˈkɒstɪv / ... www.dictionary.com
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COSTIVE definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
costive in American English · 1. suffering from constipation; constipated · 2. slow in action or in expressing ideas, opinions, etc · 3. obsolete. stingy; tight ... www.collinsdictionary.com
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costive
costive, a. (ˈkɒstɪv) Also 5 costyff, 5–6 -yf, -if, 6 -efe, -iffe, 6–7 -yve, 7–8 caustive. [app. a. OF. costivé, costevé:—L. constipāt-us constipated; the final é having (as in some other words) become mute. Prob. there was in this case confusion with the suffix -ive, F. -if, -ive. for the final e h... Oxford English Dictionary
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59 Synonyms & Antonyms for COSTIVE | Thesaurus.com
costive · cheap · close · close-fisted · frugal · miserly · parsimonious · penny-pinching · penurious · pinching · tight · tightfisted. adjective as in ... www.thesaurus.com
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Webster's Dictionary 1828 - Costive
COSTIVE, adjective [L, to cram, to stuff.] 1. Literally, crowded, stuffed, as the intestines; hence, bound in body; retaining fecal matter in the bowels, ... webstersdictionary1828.com
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costic
† costic, a. Obs. rare—1. [Cf. It. caustico costive (Florio).] = costive.1657 Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 18 Sorrell relaxes the Belly, the seed makes it costick. Oxford English Dictionary
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costive - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Adjective. costive (comparative more costive, superlative most costive) Constipated. (informal) Miserly, parsimonious. en.wiktionary.org
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costive - VDict
In simpler terms, when someone is "costive," they may be experiencing constipation, which means they have trouble having a bowel movement. vdict.com
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Synonyms of costive - Merriam-Webster Thesaurus
Synonyms for COSTIVE: penurious, ungenerous, parsimonious, miserly, selfish, uncharitable, stingy, tightfisted; Antonyms of COSTIVE: liberal, generous, ... www.merriam-webster.com
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costive, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective costive. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. www.oed.com
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Costive - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
/ˈkɑstɪv/ Other forms: costively. Definitions of costive. adjective. retarding evacuation of feces; binding; constipating. www.vocabulary.com
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If then move to the new position by setting Variants Truly random search is purely by luck and varies from very costive to very lucky, but the structured wikipedia.org
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caustok
caustive, caustok obs. ff. costive, castock. Oxford English Dictionary
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costiveness
costiveness (ˈkɒstɪvnɪs) [f. as prec. + -ness.] 1. The state or condition of being costive; confinement of the bowels, constipation.c 1400 Mandeville (Roxb.) xvii. 76 Men duse it [manna] in medecines..for costyfnes. 1528 Paynell Salerne's Regim. B iij, Hit..ofte tymes induceth stronge costiuenes. 15... Oxford English Dictionary
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