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consumptive
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adjective (a)
- tending to consume or use often wastefully(adj.all)Example:
Water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses.
Duties consumptive of time and energy.
Consumptive fires.
source: wordnet30 - Of or pertaining to consumption; having the quality of consuming, or dissipating; destructive; wasting.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- One affected with consumption; as, a resort for consumptives.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis(adj.all)Example:
A consumptive patient.
A consumptive cough.
source: wordnet30