Costive and Sluggish

Costive adjective - Retarding evacuation of feces; binding; constipating.

Sluggish and costive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sluggish" instead the word "Costive" as an adverb or an adjective.

Sluggish adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.

Costive and sluggish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Costive" instead an adverb "Sluggish".

Nearby Words: sluggishness, sluggishly