| a. | 1. | Having a tendency to loosen or relax. |
| 2. | (Med.) Having the effect of loosening or opening the intestines, and relieving from constipation; - opposed to |
| Noun | 1. | laxative - a mild cathartic |
| Adj. | 1. | laxative - stimulating evacuation of feces Antonyms: costive - retarding evacuation of feces |