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consumptive
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consumptive
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consumptive
/kən
ˈ
sʌmptɪv/
noun
plural
consumptives
consumptive
/kən
ˈ
sʌmptɪv/
noun
plural
consumptives
Learner's definition of CONSUMPTIVE
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old-fashioned
:
a person who has tuberculosis
a hospital for
consumptives
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— consumptive
adjective
consumptive
patients
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