English Explanatory Dictionary

consumptive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful.
  2. Of or relating to consumption.
  3. Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis.
noun
  1. A person suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.

Pronunciation

/kənˈsʌmptɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-consumptive.wav

Word forms

consumptive more consumptive most consumptive consumptives

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-der. 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 Middle English consumptive, from Latin cōnsūmptus, past participle of cōnsūmō, + -ive.

Derived words

consumptively consumptiveness nonconsumptive photoconsumptive unconsumptive
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