I. kənˈsəmptiv, -tēv also -təv adjective
Etymology: consumpt ion + -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