Consumptive

[n] a person with pulmonary tuberculosis
[adj] tending to consume or use often wastefully; "water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses"; "duties consumptive of time and energy"; "consumptive fires"
[adj] afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis; "a consumptive patient"; "a consumptive cough"

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Synonyms

exploitative, exploitatory, exploitive, ill, lunger, sick

Antonyms

generative, productive

Related Terms

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