consumptively

Variant of consumptive

consumptive definition

con·sump·tive (kən sump′tiv)

adjective

  1. consuming or tending to consume; destructive or wasteful
  2. of, having, or relating to tuberculosis of the lungs

Etymology: ME consumpt < L consumptus (see consumption) + -ive

noun

a person who has tuberculosis of the lungs

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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