HyperDic: consumptive

English > 3 senses of the word *consumptive*:
ADJECTIVE	all	consumptive	tending to consume or use often wastefully
ADJECTIVE	all	consumptive	afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis
NOUN	person	consumptive, lunger, tubercular	a person with pulmonary tuberculosis

English > *consumptive*: 3 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	tending to consume or use often wastefully.
Examples	"water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses" "duties consumptive of time and energy" "consumptive fires"
Narrower	exploitative, exploitatory, exploitive	tending to exploit or make use of
Opposite	generative, productive	Having the ability to produce / produce or originate
Spanish	consuntivo
Verbs	consume	serve oneself to, or consume regularly
Verbs	consume	use up (resources or materials)

English > *consumptive*: 3 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	Afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis.
Examples	"a consumptive patient" "a consumptive cough"
Broader	ill, sick	Affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
Spanish	tísico
Catalan	consumptiu, tísic

English > *consumptive*: 3 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning	A person with pulmonary tuberculosis.
Synonyms	lunger, tubercular
Broader	sick person, diseased person, sufferer	A person suffering from an illness
Spanish	tísico
Catalan	tísic

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