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1. (adj.) consumptive
tending to consume; destructive; wasteful.
2. consumptive
pertaining to or of the nature of consumption.
3. consumptive
disposed to or affected with consumption.
4. (n.) consumptive
Older Use. a person suffering from tuberculosis.
Etymology: (1375–1425; ME < ML)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) consumptive, lunger, tubercular
a person with pulmonary tuberculosis
2. (adj) consumptive
tending to consume or use often wastefully
"water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses"; "duties consumptive of time and energy"; "consumptive fires"
3. (adj) consumptive
afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis
"a consumptive patient"; "a consumptive cough"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) consumptive
of or pertaining to consumption; having the quality of consuming, or dissipating; destructive; wasting
2. (adj) consumptive
affected with, or inclined to, consumption
3. (noun) consumptive
one affected with consumption; as, a resort for consumptives
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