| 单词 | consumptive |
| 释义 | consumptive[ kuhn-suhmp-tiv ] / kənˈsʌmp tɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR consumptive ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivetending to consume; destructive; wasteful. pertaining to consumption by use. Pathology.
nounOlder Use. a person who suffers from tuberculosis. Origin of consumptive1375–1425; Middle English: eliminating morbid humors <Medieval Latin consūmptīvus wasteful, destructive; see consumption, -ive OTHER WORDS FROM consumptiveDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for consumptiveconsumptive / (kənˈsʌmptɪv) / adjectivecausing consumption; wasteful; destructive pathol relating to or affected with consumption, esp tuberculosis of the lungs nounpathol a person who suffers from consumption Derived forms of consumptiveconsumptively, adverbconsumptiveness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for consumptiveconsumptive [ kən-sŭmp′tĭv ] adj.Of, relating to, or afflicted with consumption. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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