costive
Sluggish in elimination
Costive means constipated—unable to move the bowels easily.
The word extends to anything slow, reluctant, or stingy in yielding: a costive bureaucracy, costive with praise.
The term is somewhat old-fashioned in its literal sense but persists in figurative use to describe withholding or ungenerous behavior.
Excessively reluctant to spend
- parsimoniousExcessively unwilling to spend
- tightfistedUnwilling to spend freely
- penuriousExcessively frugal or poor
- niggardlyExtremely reluctant to spend
penny-pinching · closefisted · ungenerous · grudging · hoarding · skimping · scrooge · tightwad
Disinclined to speak freely
- taciturnHabitually uncommunicative
- uncommunicativeUnwilling to share thoughts
- unforthcomingReluctant to share information
- guardedWary and restrained
closemouthed · tight-lipped · laconic · withdrawn · secretive · undemonstrative · aloof · distant
Promotes intestinal evacuation
- bowelInternal digestive organ
- stoolBackless sitting furniture
- blockageObstruction halting movement
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
impaction · straining · irregularity · enema · suppository · intestinal · fecal · colonic
miserly
Excessively reluctant to spend
- parsimoniousExcessively unwilling to spend
- tightfistedUnwilling to spend freely
- penuriousExcessively frugal or poor
niggardly · penny-pinching · closefisted · ungenerous · grudging · hoarding · skimping · scrooge · tightwad · cheapskate
reticent
Disinclined to speak freely
- taciturnHabitually uncommunicative
- uncommunicativeUnwilling to share thoughts
- unforthcomingReluctant to share information
guarded · closemouthed · tight-lipped · laconic · withdrawn · secretive · undemonstrative · aloof · distant · unresponsive
laxative
Promotes intestinal evacuation
fiber · impaction · straining · irregularity · enema · suppository · intestinal · fecal · colonic · hardened