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/ˈlæk.sə.tɪv/ · adjective
Having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation..
BOlvs in Engliſh is called a morſell. It is a medicine laxatiue, in forme & faſhion it is meanely whole, & it is ſwallowed by litle gobbets.
According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, the US is having a love affair with laxatives; Americans of all ages are ingesting so much of the stuff that there are now shortages nationwide.
Use laxative when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Laxative means Having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation..
Common synonyms include cathartic, physic, aperient, purgative.
Possible antonyms include costive.
BOlvs in Engliſh is called a morſell. It is a medicine laxatiue, in forme & faſhion it is meanely whole, & it is ſwallowed by litle gobbets.
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