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Word: Consumptive
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kənˈsʌm(p)tɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
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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