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Definition consumptive in British English

consumptive adjective

adjective
/kənˈsʌmptɪv/
1

an old word used for describing someone with the lung disease 'tuberculosis'

Synonyms and related words
ambulatory amnesiac anorexic
Definition consumptive in British English