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CONSUMPTIVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person with pulmonary tuberculosis
Synonyms:
consumptive; lunger; tubercular
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("consumptive" is a kind of...):
diseased person; sick person; sufferer (a person suffering from an illness)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tending to consume or use often wastefully
Example:
consumptive fires
Classified under:
Similar:
exploitative; exploitatory; exploitive (tending to exploit or make use of)
Antonym:
generative (having the ability to produce or originate)
Derivation:
consume (serve oneself to, or consume regularly)
consume (use up (resources or materials))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis
Example:
a consumptive cough
Classified under:
Similar:
ill; sick (affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function)
