CONSUMPTIVE


Meaning of CONSUMPTIVE in English

— 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 ]

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