costive

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Constipated.
2. (informal) Miserly, parsimonious.

Sinonieme

constipated

stingy

niggardly

churlish

close

close-fisted

hesitant

miserly

petty

pinching

reticent

uncommunicative

bound

belly-bound

cheap

cheeseparing

Vertalings

constipé

geizig

estreñido

kabız

costipato

avaro

spilorcio

stitico

hardlijvig

verstopt

constipado

avaro

constipado

constipada

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈkɒstɪv/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Latyn: constipatus

In summary

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