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consumptive adjective /kənˈsʌmptɪv/ /kənˈsʌmptɪv/ (old-fashioned) jump to other results - suffering from consumption (= a disease of the lungs)
- (usually disapproving) connected with the fact of using up resources
- our consumptive lifestyle
- Hunting, mining and consumptive activities are not permitted in a National Park.
consumptive noun /kənˈsʌmptɪv/ /kənˈsʌmptɪv/ (old-fashioned) jump to other results - a person who suffers from consumption (= a disease of the lungs)
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin consumptivus, from Latin consumpt- ‘consumed’, from the verb consumere, from con- ‘altogether’ + sumere ‘take up’.
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