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consumptive.

Having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful.

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/kənˈsʌmptɪv/

  1. Having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful.

  2. Of or relating to consumption.

  3. Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis.

    consumptive cough
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₁émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmō Latin cōnsūmptus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -ive Middle English consumptive English consumptive From con- + Latin sūmptus + -ive, from Middle English consumptive, from Latin cōnsūmptus, past participle of cōnsūmō.

noun/kənˈsʌmptɪv/

  1. A person suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₁émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmō Latin cōnsūmptus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -ive Middle English consumptive English consumptive From con- + Latin sūmptus + -ive, from Middle English consumptive, from Latin cōnsūmptus, past participle of cōnsūmō.

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