consumptive

adj.

1. Consuming or tending to consume.
2. Of, relating to, or afflicted with consumption.

n.
A person afflicted with consumption.

consumptively con·sump'tive·ly adv.

adjective

Relating to or afflicted with tuberculosis. phthisic (no longer in scientific use), phthisical (no longer in scientific use), tubercular, tuberculate, tuberculous. See health/sickness.

(kən-sŭmp'tĭv)
adj.

Of, relating to, or afflicted with consumption.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a person with pulmonary tuberculosis
  Synonym: lunger

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The adjective consumptive has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: tending to consume or use often wastefully
  Antonym: generative (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ødelæggende, tuberkuløs, forbrugs-
n. - tuberkulosepatient

Nederlands (Dutch)
verbruiks-, betreffende tering, teringlijder

Français (French)
adj. - (Méd) phtisique (arch), tuberculeux
n. - (Méd) phtisique (arch), tuberculeux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schwindsüchtig
n. - Schwindsüchtiger

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - καταναλωτικός, αφανιστικός, εξουθενωτικός, χτικιάρικος
n. - φθισικός, χτικιάρης

Italiano (Italian)
che spreca, tisico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - tuberculoso (Med.), consumptivo
n. - tuberculoso (m) (Med.)

Русский (Russian)
разрушительный, туберкулезный, туберкулезник

Español (Spanish)
adj. - destructivo, que consume
n. - tísico, consumidor

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - förtärande, förödande, konsumtions-, lungsots-
n. - lungsotspatient

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
消费的, 消耗性的, 浪费的, 肺病患者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 消費的, 消耗性的, 浪費的
n. - 肺病患者

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 소모적인, 폐결핵의
n. - 결핵환자

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 肺病の, 消費の, 破壊的な
n. - 肺病患者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مسلول (الاسم) مسلول‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שחפני‬
n. - ‮שחפן‬

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