consumptive
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tɪv adjective
1.
tending to consume; destructive; wasteful.
2.
pertaining to consumption by use.
3.
Pathology.
a.
pertaining to or of the nature of consumption.
b.
disposed to or affected with consumption.
noun
4.
Older Use. a person who suffers from tuberculosis.
Origin:
1375–1425; Middle English: eliminating morbid humors < Medieval Latin consūmptīvus wasteful, destructive; see consumption, -ive
1375–1425; Middle English: eliminating morbid humors < Medieval Latin consūmptīvus wasteful, destructive; see consumption, -ive
Related forms
con·sump·tive·ly, adverb
con·sump·tive·ness, noun
non·con·sump·tive, adjective
non·con·sump·tive·ly, adverb
non·con·sump·tive·ness, noun
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consumptive (kənˈsʌmptɪv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | causing consumption; wasteful; destructive |
| 2. | pathol relating to or affected with consumption, esp tuberculosis of the lungs |
| —n | |
| 3. | pathol a person who suffers from consumption |
| con'sumptively | |
| —adv | |
| con'sumptiveness | |
| —n | |
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Medical Dictionary
consumptive con·sump·tive (kən-sŭmp'tĭv)
adj.
Of, relating to, or afflicted with consumption.
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Example sentences
Consumptive use will vary with the process used for cooling circulation water.
It usually is difficult to obtain reliable estimates for consumptive use and for conveyance loss.
The lungs of a consumptive patient are not in the same condition as yours and mine, though they are made on the same plan.
She has the laughs the way a consumptive has the coughs.
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