What does "consumptive" mean?
Consumptive: (Med.) Affected with, or inclined to, consumption. The lean, consumptive wench, with coughs decayed. Dryden.
Additional senses
- 2.One affected with consumption; as, a resort for consumptives.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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