consumptive: Meaning and Definition of
con•sump•tive
Pronunciation: (kun-sump'tiv), [key] — adj.
- tending to consume; destructive; wasteful.
- pertaining to consumption by use.
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- pertaining to or of the nature of consumption.
- disposed to or affected with consumption.
—n. - a person who suffers from tuberculosis.
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