costive

Adjective

retarding evacuation of feces; binding; constipating
constipated

Adj

Constipated.
Miserly, parsimonious.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French costivé, past participle of costiver (“to constipate”), ultimately from Latin cōnstīpātus (“constipated”). Doublet of constipate.

Antonyms

laxative

Scrabble Score: 12

costive: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
costive: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
costive: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

costive is a valid Words With Friends word