consumptive
con·sump·tive
adjective
1.
tending to consume or use often wastefully
- “water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses”
- “duties consumptive of time and energy”
- “consumptive fires”
2.
afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis
- “a consumptive patient”
- “a consumptive cough”
noun
1.
a person with pulmonary tuberculosis
Origin
From con- + Latin sūmptus + -ive, from Middle English consumptive, from Latin cōnsūmptus, past participle of cōnsūmō.
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