— costively , adv. — costiveness , n.
/kos"tiv, kaw"stiv/ , adj.
1. suffering from constipation; constipated.
2. slow in action or in expressing ideas, opinions, etc.
3. Obs. stingy; tight-fisted.
[ 1350-1400; ME costif, for MF costivé, ptp. of costiver to constipate constipare (see CONSTIPATE) ]