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| con·sump·tive [ kən súmptiv ] |
adjective |
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1. engaged in or causing consumption: engaged in, causing, or encouraging the consumption of food, materials, or goods, especially in a wasteful or destructive way
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2. affected by tuberculosis: affected by a wasting disease, especially tuberculosis of the lungs, or connected with such a disease
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noun (plural con·sump·tives) |
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somebody with tuberculosis: somebody affected by a wasting disease, particularly tuberculosis of the lungs
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  a chronic consumptive
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| [Mid-17th century. < medieval Latin consumptivus< Latin consumere (see consume)] |
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| con·sump·tive·ly adverb |
| con·sump·tive·ness noun |
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