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Word: Consumptive
Speech Type: Adjective
late Middle English (designating a medicinal agent that reduces or eliminates diseased tissue): from Old French consumptif and its source, medieval Latin consumptivus, from Latin consumpt- ‘consumed’, from the verb consumere (see consume). consumptive (sense 1 of the adjective and consumptive noun) date from the mid 17th century
kənˈsʌm(p)tɪv
affected with a wasting disease, especially pulmonary tuberculosis
Short Definition:affected with wasting disease
Examples:- from birth he was sickly and consumptive
- he travelled to Torquay for the health of his consumptive son
relating to the using up of resources
Short Definition:relating to using up of resources
Examples:- tourism represents an insidious form of consumptive activity
Word: Consumptive
Speech Type: Noun
kənˈsʌm(p)tɪv
a person with a wasting disease, especially pulmonary tuberculosis
Short Definition:person with wasting disease
Examples:- for some consumptives, the outlook was hopeless
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