CONSUMPTIVE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a person with pulmonary tuberculosis
   Synonym(s)
   • lunger (what does lunger mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) consumptive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sick person (what does sick person mean?)
   • diseased person (what does diseased person mean?)
   • sufferer (what does sufferer mean?)

CONSUMPTIVE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • tending to consume or use often wastefully
   Usage Example(s)
   • water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses
   • duties consumptive of time and energy
   • consumptive fires
   Antonym(s)
   • generative (what does generative mean?)
   • productive (what does productive mean?)
   Similar To
   • exploitative (what does exploitative mean?)
   • exploitatory (what does exploitatory mean?)
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2. Meaning
   • afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis
   Usage Example(s)
   • a consumptive patient
   • a consumptive cough
   Similar To
   • ill (what does ill mean?)
   • sick (what does sick mean?)