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consumptive

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: consumptive

1
 adj
tending to consume or use often wastefully
2
 adjn
afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis
a person with pulmonary tuberculosis
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: consumptive
1

adj tending to consume or use often wastefully

“water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses”
“duties consumptive of time and energy”
“consumptive fires”
Synonyms
exploitative, exploitatory, exploitive
tending to exploit or make use of
Antonyms:
generative, productive
having the ability to produce or originate
2

adj afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis

“a consumptive patient”
“a consumptive cough”
Synonyms
ill, sick
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

n a person with pulmonary tuberculosis

Synonyms:
lunger, tubercular
Type of:
diseased person, sick person, sufferer
a person suffering from an illness
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