/ Dictionary / Index C costive: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: cos•tive Pronunciation: (kos'tiv, kô'stiv), [key] — adj. suffering from constipation; constipated. slow in action or in expressing ideas, opinions, etc. stingy; tight-fisted. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: costive (Thesaurus) cost, insurance, and freight cost-justify Related Content Daily Word Quiz: philtrum Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language