Consumptive Definition & Meaning
consumptive
- adjective
- tending to consume or use often wastefully; "water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses"; "duties consumptive of time and energy"; "consumptive fires"
- afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis; "a consumptive patient"; "a consumptive cough"
- noun
- a person with pulmonary tuberculosis
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- What does consumptive mean?
- tending to consume or use often wastefully; "water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses"; "duties consumptive of time and energy"; "consumptive fires" afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis; "a consumptive patient"; "a consumptive cough" a person with pulmonary tuberculosis
- What part of speech is consumptive?
- Consumptive is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does consumptive have?
- Consumptive has 3 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).