Bible Dictionaries
Consumptive
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) One affected with consumption; as, a resort for consumptives.
(2):
(a.) Of or pertaining to consumption; having the quality of consuming, or dissipating; destructive; wasting.
(3):
(a.) Affected with, or inclined to, consumption.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Consumptive'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/consumptive.html. 1828.