- Consumptiveness
- Consumptiveness Con*sump"tive*ness, n. A state of being consumptive, or a tendency to a consumption. [1913 Webster]
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Consumptiveness
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consumptive — /kənˈsʌmptɪv/ (say kuhn sumptiv) adjective 1. tending to consume; destructive; wasteful. 2. relating to consumption by use. 3. Pathology a. relating to or of the nature of consumption. b. disposed to or affected with consumption. –noun 4. someone …
