Associations to the word «Consumptive»
Noun
- Tuberculosis
- Consumption
- Disease
- Patient
- Physician
- Non
- Fishing
- Climate
- Relief
- Almond
- Irrigation
- Curate
- Tourism
- Pale
- Juice
- Tendency
- Lung
- Cure
- Hospital
- Illness
- Wildlife
- Complaint
- Withdrawal
- Conservation
- Cave
- Residence
- Recreation
- Boston
- Hunting
- Crop
- Proportion
- Beauty
- Water
- Use
- Home
- Nurse
- Sleep
- Bed
- Die
- Nature
- Soil
- Society
- Appearance
- Face
- Blood
- Care
- Activity
Adjective
Adverb
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Wiktionary
CONSUMPTIVE, adjective. Having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful.
CONSUMPTIVE, adjective. Of, or relating to consumption.
CONSUMPTIVE, adjective. (pathology) Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis.
CONSUMPTIVE, noun. A person suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.
Dictionary definition
CONSUMPTIVE, noun. A person with pulmonary tuberculosis.
CONSUMPTIVE, adjective. Tending to consume or use often wastefully; "water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses"; "duties consumptive of time and energy"; "consumptive fires".
CONSUMPTIVE, adjective. Afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis; "a consumptive patient"; "a consumptive cough".
Wise words
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues,
and can moderate their desires more than their words.