1. the state or condition of being constipated; difficulty in bowel movements
Usage: medical or formal; somewhat archaic; modern usage prefers 'constipation'
2. reluctance to spend money; stinginess or miserliness
Usage: archaic; figurative

Examples

• The patient complained of costiveness and sought medical advice.
• Costiveness can be relieved through diet and hydration.
• His costiveness with praise made employees feel undervalued.
• The old miser's costiveness was legendary in the village.
• Costiveness of speech meant he rarely shared his thoughts.
• Certain medications can cause costiveness as a side effect.