costively


cos·tive

C0673400 (kŏs′tĭv)adj.1. a. Suffering from constipation.b. Causing constipation.2. Slow; sluggish.3. Stingy.
[Middle English costif, from Old French costeve, past participle of costever, to constipate, from Latin cōnstīpāre; see constipate.]
cos′tive·ly adv.cos′tive·ness n.