See Also: consumptive(dictionary)
consumptive(medicine)
consumptive(dictionary)
consumptive wildlife use(medicine)
ultra-(dictionary)
ne plus ultra(dictionary)
non plus ultra(dictionary)
non ultra(dictionary)
ultra(1)(dictionary)
ultra(2)(dictionary)

ultra(1) (iou) and consumptive (iou)


ultra(1) (iou)



ultra adjective & noun. E19.
[Independent use of ULTRA-, orig. as an abbreviation of French ultra-royaliste.]
A. adjective.
Ultra-royalist (esp. with ref. to early 19th-cent. France). obsolete exc. Hist. E19.
Of a person or party: holding extreme views in Politics or Other matters of opinion. Also, expressive of extreme views. E19.
Going beyond what is usual or ordinary; excessive, extreme; esp. (colloq.) representing the extreme of Fashion; loosely marvellous. E19.
P. G. Wodehouse In came April, looking extraordinarily ultra in some filmy stuff.
b. noun.
An ultra-royalist (in France). obsolete exc. Hist. E19.
A person who holds extreme opinions, esp. in Religion or Politics; an extremist. E19.
Time In everything that he finds displeasing..the ultra sees evidence of Communist plots.
A person who goes to the extreme of Fashion. Now rare. E19.
A long-distance run of great length, esp. one longer than a marathon. colloq. L20.

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.