Synonyms for Consumptive
Definition of 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
6 synonyms found
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