— consumptively , adv. — consumptiveness , n.
/keuhn sump"tiv/ , adj.
1. tending to consume; destructive; wasteful.
2. pertaining to consumption by use.
3. Pathol.
a. pertaining to or of the nature of consumption.
b. disposed to or affected with consumption.
n.
4. Older Use. a person who suffers from tuberculosis.
[ 1375-1425; ME: eliminating morbid humors consumptivus wasteful, destructive; see CONSUMPTION, -IVE ]