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- US Pronunciation
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- [kos-tiv, kaw-stiv]
- /ˈkɒs tɪv, ˈkɔ stɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kos-tiv, kaw-stiv]
- /ˈkɒs tɪv, ˈkɔ stɪv/
Definitions of costive word
- adjective costive having constipation; constipated 3
- adjective costive sluggish 3
- adjective costive niggardly 3
- adjective costive constipated or constipating 3
- adjective costive suffering from constipation; constipated. 1
- adjective costive slow in action or in expressing ideas, opinions, etc. 1
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Origin of costive
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Anglo-French *costif, for Middle French costivé, past participle of costiver to constipate < Latin constīpāre (see constipate)
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Parts of speech for Costive
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adjective
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costive popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
costive usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for costive
adj costive
- cheap — Goods or services that are cheap cost less money than usual or than you expected.
- close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- close-fisted — very careful with money; mean
- frugal — economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful: What your office needs is a frugal manager who can save you money without resorting to painful cutbacks. Synonyms: thrifty, chary, provident, careful, prudent, penny-wise, scrimping; miserly, Scotch, penny-pinching. Antonyms: wasteful, extravagant, spendthrift, prodigal, profligate.
- miserly — of, like, or befitting a miser; penurious; stingy; niggardly.
adjective costive
- stingy — having a sting.
adverb costive
- slowly — in a slow manner; at a slow speed: Sauté the peppers slowly. I drove slowly back home.
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