consumptive

/kənˈsʌm(p)tɪv/
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Other forms: consumptives; consumptively

Definitions of consumptive
  1. adjective
    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
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    antonyms:
    generative
    having the ability to produce or originate
  2. adjective
    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
  3. noun
    a person with pulmonary tuberculosis
    synonyms: lunger, tubercular
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    type of:
    diseased person, sick person, sufferer
    a person suffering from an illness
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