consumptive
Collocations
1ADJ.
long, managed
Definitions
adj
Having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful.
a long consumptive war
[O]n ſome occaſions, he diſplayed all his fund of good humour, vvith a vievv to beguile her ſorrovv; he importuned her to give him the pleasure of ’ſquiring her to ſome place of innocent entertainment; and, finally, inſiſted upon her accepting a pecuniary reinforcement to her finances, vvhich he knevv to be in a moſt conſumptive condition.
Of or relating to consumption.
Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis.
consumptive cough
The lean, conſumptive, wench, with coughs decay'd, / Is call'd a pretty, tight, and ſlender maid.
noun
A person suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.
The consumptive has managed to shake the servant from her side and walks alone, striving to make it look easy.
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noun — a person with pulmonary tuberculosis
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4a long consumptive war
Wiktionary[O]n ſome occaſions, he diſplayed all his fund of good humour, vvith a vievv to beguile her ſorrovv; he importuned her to give him the pleasure of ’ſquiring her to ſome place of innocent entertainment
Wiktionaryconsumptive cough
WiktionaryThe consumptive has managed to shake the servant from her side and walks alone, striving to make it look easy.
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