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单词 consumptive
释义 con·sump·tive
I. \kənˈsəmptiv, -tēv also -təv\ adjective
Etymology: consumption + -ive
1.
 a. : tending to consume or be consumed : destructive, wasteful
  < consumptive fires >
  < duties consumptive of time and money >
 b. : of or having to do with the consumption of economic goods
  < that milk which is in excess of consumptive requirement … is termed “surplus” — A.L.Anderson >
2.
 a. : wasted or reduced by or as if by a sickness
 b.
  (1) : affected with consumption
   < a consumptive boy >
  (2) : of, having to do with, or suggestive of consumption
   < a consumptive cough >
con·sump·tive·ly \-tə̇vlē, -li\ adverb
II. noun
(-s)
: a person affected with consumption
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