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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•sump•tive /kənˈsʌmptɪv/USA pronunciation adj. - suffering from or affected with consumption.
n. [countable] - Pathology, Slang TermsOlder Use. a person suffering from tuberculosis.
See -sum-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•sump•tive (kən sump′tiv),USA pronunciation adj. - tending to consume;
destructive;
wasteful. - pertaining to consumption by use.
- Pathology
- pertaining to or of the nature of consumption.
- disposed to or affected with consumption.
n. - 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
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