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consumptive (iou)



consumptive adjective & noun. M17.
[medieval Latin consumptivus, from Latin consumpt-: see CONSUMPTION, -IVE.]
A. adjective.
Tending to consume; wasteful, destructive. M17.
Affected by or pertaining to a wasting disease; spec. of or pertaining to, having or tending to, pulmonary tuberculosis. M17.
U. Bentley She lay..on the sofa,..looking romantically consumptive.
Of or for economic consumption. M19.
b. noun.
A person with consumption. M17.
A destructive or corrosive agent. L17-L18.
consumptively adverb L17.
consumptiveness noun M18.