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consumptive::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | lunger, tubercular |
| Type of | sufferer, diseased person, sick person |
consumptive::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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a consumptive patient.
a consumptive cough.
consumptive::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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| Derivation | consume |
water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses.
duties consumptive of time and energy.
consumptive fires.
Examples of consumptive
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James refuses to acknowledge the illness of his consumptive younger son, Edmund.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Parochially speaking, it might be good to keep one consumptive statistic in mind.
From the nytimes.com
Damian had the posture of a consumptive-narrow, curved back and buckling knees.
From the denverpost.com
In fact, she was consumptive and died soon after arrival in Scotland in July 1537.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Agriculture Irrigation represents nearly two-thirds of consumptive water use.
From the businessweek.com
Wrap's campaigns need to be aimed at the ultra-consumptive middle classes.
From the guardian.co.uk
The rest are expendables, yet are expected to be the backbone of the consumptive economy.
From the economist.com
The annual crop consumptive use of water is about 38 cubic kilometres.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Water usage must be split into consumptive use and non-consumptive use.
From the latimes.com
- A person with pulmonary tuberculosis
- Tending to consume or use often wastefully; "water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses"; "duties consumptive of time and energy"; "consumptive fires"
- Tuberculosis or TB (short for tubercles bacillus) is a common and often deadly infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis in humans. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body. ...
- Any human activity involving salmonid's that induces mortality.
- The use of any resource in a way that harvests and destroys it
- Total amount of water taken up by vegetation for transpiration or building of plant tissue, plus the unavoidable evaporation of soil moisture, snow, and intercepted precipitation associated with vegetal growth.
- Poitrinaire / tuberculeux
