Costive and Tardy

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

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

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

Costive and tardy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Costive" instead an adverb "Tardy".

Nearby Words: tardily, tardiness