Sekirov Dictionary

consumptive

/kənˈsʌmptɪv/

adjective 3
noun 1
forms 3

adjective3

Having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful.
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Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis.
- The lean, consumptive, wench, with coughs decay'd, / Is call'd a pretty, tight, and slender maid. — 1701
Of or relating to consumption.

noun1

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A person suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.
- The consumptive has managed to shake the servant from her side and walks alone, striving to make it look easy. — 2002

forms

consumptives · more consumptive · most consumptive

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