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consumptive

adjective

/kənˈsʌmptɪv/

Meaning

Relating to or characterized by consumption; historically used to describe someone suffering from tuberculosis.

The doctor advised against consumptive habits.

wasteful, extravagant, draining, debilitating

productive, conserving, preserving

consumptive habits, consumptive lifestyle, consumptive disease

Logical and consistent; forming a unified whole.

feeling like you are about to vomit; causing a feeling of sickness

serving to make a fault or an offense seem less serious

having a sharp end; direct and unambiguous

Of high quality; morally right or beneficial.

in a state of sleep