consumptive English

Meaning consumptive meaning

What does consumptive mean?

consumptive

— adjective tending to consume or use often wastefully water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses duties consumptive of time and energy consumptive fires

— adjective afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis a consumptive patient a consumptive cough

— noun a person with pulmonary tuberculosis

Synonyms consumptive synonyms

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consumptive English » English

tubercular

tuberculous

lunger

hectic

wearing

wasteful

wasted

tuberculosis

tuberculoid

sickly

phthisical

phthisic

operating

expensive

erosive

destructive

costly

consumptive patient

consumable

affected by wasting disease

TB