单词 | consumptive |
释义 | consumptive —consumptively, adv. —consumptiveness, n. /keuhn sump"tiv/, adj. 1. tending to consume; destructive; wasteful. 2. pertaining to consumption by use. 3. Pathol. a. pertaining to or of the nature of consumption. b. disposed to or affected with consumption. n. 4. Older Use. a person who suffers from tuberculosis. [1375-1425; ME: eliminating morbid humors < ML consumptivus wasteful, destructive; see CONSUMPTION, -IVE] |
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