consumptive

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

a person with pulmonary tuberculosis
• Syn:
lunger, tubercular
• Hypernyms:
sick person, diseased person, sufferer

II - adjective

1. tending to consume or use often wastefully (Freq. 3)
- water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses
- duties consumptive of time and energy
- consumptive fires
• Ant:
generative
• Similar to:
exploitative, exploitatory, exploitive
• Derivationally related forms:
consume
2. afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis
- a consumptive patient
- a consumptive cough
• Similar to:
ill, sick

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  lunger, tubercular
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  generative, productive