consumptive

UK: /kənˈsʌmptɪv/ US: /kənˈsʌmptɪv/ ,(kən sump′tiv)

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con•sump•tive /kənˈsʌmptɪv/   adj. 

1. suffering from or affected with consumption.

n. [countable]

2. Pathology, Slang Terms Older Use. a person suffering from tuberculosis.

See -sum-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

con•sump•tive  (kən sump′tiv), adj. 

1. tending to consume;
   destructive;
   wasteful.
2. pertaining to consumption by use.
3. Pathology
   • pertaining to or of the nature of consumption.
   • disposed to or affected with consumption.

n. 

4. Pathology, Slang Terms [Older Use.] a person who suffers from tuberculosis.

• Medieval Latin consūmptīvus wasteful, destructive; see consumption, -ive
• Middle English: eliminating morbid humors 1375–1425

con•sump′tive•ly, adv. 
con•sump′tive•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

consumptive / kənˈsʌmptɪv/ adjective

1. causing consumption; wasteful; destructive
2. relating to or affected with consumption, esp tuberculosis of the lungs

noun

1. a person who suffers from consumption

conˈsumptively adverb

conˈsumptiveness, consumptivity / ˌkɒnsʌmpˈtɪvɪtɪ/ noun