consumptive

/kənˈsʌm(p)tɪv/

Other forms: consumptives; consumptively

Definitions of consumptive

1. adjective

   tending to consume or use often wastefully
   “water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses”

   “duties consumptive of time and energy”

   “consumptive fires”

   synonyms:

   exploitative, exploitatory, exploitive

   tending to exploit or make use of

   antonyms:

   generative

   having the ability to produce or originate
2. adjective

   afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis
   “a consumptive patient”

   “a consumptive cough”

   synonyms:

   ill, sick

   affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
3. noun

   a person with pulmonary tuberculosis
   synonyms: lunger, tubercular

   type of:

   diseased person, sick person, sufferer

   a person suffering from an illness