— laxatively , adv. — laxativeness , n.
/lak"seuh tiv/ , n.
1. a medicine or agent for relieving constipation.
adj.
2. of, pertaining to, or constituting a laxative; purgative.
3. Archaic.
a. (of the bowels) subject to looseness.
b. (of a disease) characterized by looseness of the bowels.
[ 1350-1400; ME laxatif ( laxativus loosening (see LAXATION, -IVE) ]