Consumptive

/kənˈsʌmptɪv/ · adjective

Meaning

Having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful..

Definitions by Sense

1. Having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful.
2. Of or relating to consumption.
3. (pathology) Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis.
4. A person suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.

Example Sentences

a long consumptive war

[O]n ſome occaſions, he diſplayed all his fund of good humour, vvith a vievv to beguile her ſorrovv; he importuned her to give him the pleasure of ’ſquiring her to ſome place of innocent entertainment; and, finally, inſiſted upon her accepting a pecuniary reinforcement to her finances, vvhich he knevv to be in a moſt conſumptive condition.

consumptive cough

The lean, conſumptive, wench, with coughs decay'd, / Is call'd a pretty, tight, and ſlender maid.

The consumptive has managed to shake the servant from her side and walks alone, striving to make it look easy.

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Word Forms

• more consumptive
• most consumptive
• consumptives

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