consumptive
consumptive is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Med.) Affected with, or inclined to, consumption. The lean, consumptive wench, with coughs decayed. Dryden.
- 2.One affected with consumption; as, a resort for consumptives.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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