consumptive
🇺🇸
/kənˈsʌmptɪv/
🇬🇧
/kənˈsʌmptɪv/
adjective
R
suffering from a lung disease called consumption
The consumptive patient needed constant care.
R
using up or destroying resources
The forest was damaged by consumptive activities like logging.
noun
R
a person with the lung disease called consumption
In the 19th century, many consumptives were sent to the countryside for fresh air.
translation
suffering from a lung disease called consumption; using up or destroying resources
a person with the lung disease called consumption
Word Forms
Plural
consumptives