CONSUMPTIVE


Meaning of CONSUMPTIVE in English

/ kənˈsʌmptɪv; NAmE / noun

( old-fashioned ) a person who suffers from consumption (= a disease of the lungs)

►  con·sump·tive adjective

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin consumptivus , from Latin consumpt- consumed, from the verb consumere , from con- altogether + sumere take up.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.