[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

costive \cos"tive\ k?s"t?v, a. of. costev'e, p. p. of
   costever, f. constiper, l. constipare to press closely
   together, to cram; con- + stipare to press together, cram.
   see stipulate, stiff, and cf. constipate.
   1. retaining fecal matter in the bowels; having too slow a
      motion of the bowels; constipated.
      1913 webster

   2. reserved; formal; close; cold. obs. "a costive brain."
      --prior. "costive of laughter." --b. jonson.
      1913 webster

            you must be frank, but without indiscretion; and
            close, but without being costive.     --lord
                                                  chesterfield.
      1913 webster

   3. dry and hard; impermeable; unyielding. obs.
      1913 webster

            clay in dry seasons is costive, hardening with the
            sun and wind.                         --mortimer.
      1913 webster
see also:
stipulate stiff constipate 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

costive
     adj : retarding evacuation of feces ant: laxative
see also:
laxative 

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