Consumptive
Pronunciation : Con*sump"tive
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Cf. F. consomptif.]
Definition : 1. Of or pertaining to consumption; having the quality of consuming, or dissipating; destructive; wasting. It [prayer] is not consumptive or our time. Sharp. A long consumptive war. Addison.
2. (Med.)
Defn: Affected with, or inclined to, consumption. The lean, consumptive wench, with coughs decayed. Dryden.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Con*sump"tive
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: One affected with consumption; as, a resort for consumptives.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913