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Defenition of the word consumptive

    • Defenition of the word consumptive

      • Suffering from tuberculosis.
      • Of, or relating to consumption.
      • tending to consume or use often wastefully; "water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses"; "duties consumptive of time and energy"; "consumptive fires"
      • afflicted with or or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis; "a consumptive patient"; "a consumptive cough"
      • a person with pulmonary tuberculosis
      • afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis; "a consumptive patient"; "a consumptive cough"
      • tending to consume or use often wastefully
      • afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis

    Synonyms for the word consumptive

      • lunger

    Similar words in the consumptive

      • exploitative
      • exploitatory
      • exploitive
      • ill
      • sick

    Hypernyms for the word consumptive

      • diseased person
      • sick person
      • sufferer

    Antonyms for the word consumptive

      • generative
      • productive

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