Meaning

3 senses
  1. Having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful.

    виснажливийvysnažlyvyj, руйнівнийrujnivnyj

  2. Of or relating to consumption.

    schwindsüchtig

  3. Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis.

    consumptive cough

    сухотнийsuxotnyj

    afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis

Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
having a tendency to consume:
relating to pulmonary tuberculosis:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of or relating to consumption:

Origin

From con- + Latin sūmptus + -ive, from Middle English consumptive, from Latin cōnsūmptus,

From con- + Latin sūmptus + -ive, from Middle English consumptive, from Latin cōnsūmptus, past participle of cōnsūmō.

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Forms

more consumptive, most consumptive
Comparativemore consumptive Lesson
Superlativemost consumptive Lesson

regular

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
consumptive — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto