consumptively

Variant of consumptive

consumptive Definition

con·sump·tive (kən sump′tiv)

adjective

consuming or tending to consume; destructive or wasteful
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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consumptively con·sump′·tively adverb

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