consumptive

consumptive is a 11-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to consumption; having the quality of consuming, or dissipating; destructive; wasting. Face value is 20 in Scrabble and 26 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 20 · Words With Friends 26 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Of or pertaining to consumption; having the quality of consuming, or dissipating; destructive; wasting.
2. adjective. Affected with, or inclined to, consumption.
3. noun. One affected with consumption; as, a resort for consumptives.
4. noun. a person with pulmonary tuberculosis

   Synonyms: lunger, tubercular

5. adjective. tending to consume or use often wastefully

   "water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses"

   "duties consumptive of time and energy"

6. adjective. afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis

   "a consumptive patient"

   "a consumptive cough"

Synonyms

lunger, tubercular

Common word forms

consumptives, consumptively, consumptiveness

Words from these letters

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