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consumptive

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11 lettersPronunciation /kənˈsʌmptɪv/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted ceimnopstuvStarts with CEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. tending to consume or use often wastefully

Word origin

From con- + Latin sūmptus + -ive, from Middle English consumptive, from Latin cōnsūmptus, past participle of cōnsūmō.

Used in a sentence

  • a long consumptive war
  • consumptive cough
  • The lean, conſumptive, wench, with coughs decay'd, / Is call'd a pretty, tight, and ſlender maid.

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