"consumptive" in the noun sense
1. consumptive, lunger, tubercular
a person with pulmonary tuberculosis
"consumptive" in the adjective sense
1. consumptive
tending to consume or use often wastefully
"water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses"
"duties consumptive of time and energy"
"consumptive fires"
2. consumptive
afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis
"a consumptive patient"
"a consumptive cough"
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