consumptive

(kən-sŭmp'tĭv)
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.

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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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• Weak, Fearful, or Anxious

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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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