consumptive
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Definitions
Adjective
tending to consume or use often wastefully; "water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses"; "duties consumptive of time and energy"; "consumptive fires"
Adjective Satellite
afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis; "a consumptive patient"; "a consumptive cough"
Noun
a person with pulmonary tuberculosis