consumptive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /kənˈsʌmptɪv/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₁émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmō Latin cōnsūmptus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -ive Middle English consumptive English consumptive From con- + Latin sūmptus + -ive, from Middle English consumptive, from Latin cōnsūmptus, past participle of cōnsūmō.
Meanings
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Having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful.
a long consumptive war
1708, Joseph Addison, The Present State of the War, and the Necessity of an Augmentation:[O]n ſome occaſions, he diſplayed all his fund of good humour, vvith a vievv to beguile her ſorrovv; he importuned her to give him the pleasure of ’ſquiring her to ſome place of innocent entertainment; and, finally, inſiſted upon her accepting a pecuniary reinforcement to her finances, vvhich he knevv to be in a moſt conſumptive condition.
1753, [Tobias Smollett], “Count Fathom Unmasks His Battery; is Repulsed; and Varies His Operations without Effect”, in The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom. […], volume II, London: […] W. Johnston, […], →OCLC, pages 107–108:
- Of or relating to consumption.
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Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis.
consumptive cough
The lean, conſumptive, wench, with coughs decay'd, / Is call'd a pretty, tight, and ſlender maid.
a. 1701 (date written), John Dryden, “The Latter Part of the Fourth Book of Lucretius; Concerning the Nature of Love”, in The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, […], volume II, London: […] J[acob] and R[ichard] Tonson, […], published 1760, →OCLC, page 457:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most consumptive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more consumptive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nonconsumptive · unconsumptive · consumptively · photoconsumptive · consumptiveness
Translations (30)
fi kulutus- (of or relating to consumption) · pt tísico (relating to pulmonary tuberculosis) · bg изтощителен (having a tendency to consume) · pt consuntivo (having a tendency to consume) · nl tuberculeus (relating to pulmonary tuberculosis) · pl żywieniowy (of or relating to consumption) · pt consumidor (having a tendency to consume) · es consumidor (of or relating to consumption) · uk руйнівний (having a tendency to consume) · fi tuberkuloottinen (relating to pulmonary tuberculosis) · ca tísic (relating to pulmonary tuberculosis) · tr veremli (relating to pulmonary tuberculosis) · bg туберкулозен (relating to pulmonary tuberculosis) · pt consumidor (of or relating to consumption) · fr tuberculeuse (relating to pulmonary tuberculosis) · io tuberklosika (relating to pulmonary tuberculosis) · pl rujnujący (having a tendency to consume) · io tuberklosiko (relating to pulmonary tuberculosis) · fr tuberculeux (relating to pulmonary tuberculosis) · ca consumidor (of or relating to consumption) · uk сухотний (relating to pulmonary tuberculosis) · ca consumptiu (having a tendency to consume) · uk виснажливий (having a tendency to consume) · pl suchotniczy (relating to pulmonary tuberculosis) · fi kuluttava (having a tendency to consume) · pt tuberculoso (relating to pulmonary tuberculosis) · es tísico (relating to pulmonary tuberculosis) · pl niszczący (having a tendency to consume) · tr müteverrim (relating to pulmonary tuberculosis) · de schwindsüchtig (of or relating to consumption)