consumptive
/kənˈsʌmptɪv/
adjective
- Relating to or affected by tuberculosis (consumption).
- The consumptive patient was sent to a sanatorium in the mountains.
- Historical records describe many consumptive individuals seeking fresh air as a cure.
- The novel's heroine had a consumptive cough that grew worse over time.
- Tending to consume or use up resources wastefully.
- The factory's consumptive use of water led to shortages in the local area.
- Modern society's consumptive habits are putting a strain on natural resources.
- The consumptive lifestyle of the wealthy elite was criticized by reformers.
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noun
- A person who has tuberculosis.
- The doctor specialized in caring for consumptives in the early 1900s.
- The sanatorium was home to many consumptives seeking treatment.
- In the past, consumptives were often isolated from the rest of society.