the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Pertaining to, indicating, or attended with, congestion in some part of the body.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Pertaining to congestion; indicating an unnatural accumulation of blood. etc., in some part of the body: as, a congestive chill.
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adj. relating to or affected by an abnormal collection of blood or other fluid
Word Usage
"And even though this was a hospital where staff serve people who are sick or dying or their caregivers, I kept my cool and added: I don't mean to be rude, but I have someone at home in congestive heart failure."