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CONSUMPTIVE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person with pulmonary tuberculosisplay

Synonyms:

consumptive; lunger; tubercular

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("consumptive" is a kind of...):

diseased person; sick person; sufferer (a person suffering from an illness)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tending to consume or use often wastefullyplay

Example:

consumptive fires

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

exploitative; exploitatory; exploitive (tending to exploit or make use of)

Antonym:

generative (having the ability to produce or originate)

Derivation:

consume (serve oneself to, or consume regularly)

consume (use up (resources or materials))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosisplay

Example:

a consumptive cough

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

ill; sick (affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function)

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