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consumptive

/kənˈsʌmp.tɪv/

Tradução: Adjetivo usado principalmente para descrever uma pessoa que sofre de tuberculose (antigamente chamada de tísica ou consunção) ou, em sentido mais amplo, algo que consome ou esgota recursos., Substantivo que designa uma pessoa que sofre de tuberculose pulmonar, doença que causa o definhamento do organismo. Também pode se referir a alguém que consome ou desperdiça recursos.

2 verbetes

adjective

C2formalcommonmedicalobsoleto/kənˈsʌmp.tɪv/

An old-fashioned adjective primarily used to describe someone suffering from tuberculosis (consumption) or, more broadly, something that consumes or wastes away.

  • 🇵🇹Adjetivo usado principalmente para descrever uma pessoa que sofre de tuberculose (antigamente chamada de tísica ou consunção) ou, em sentido mais amplo, algo que consome ou esgota recursos.
  1. Wasteful or destructive consumption C1 formal

    Tending to consume or use something, often in a wasteful or excessive manner.

    • The consumptive habits of modern society are depleting natural resources.
    • His consumptive lifestyle left him with little savings.
    • The factory's consumptive use of water was criticized by environmentalists.

    🇵🇹Consumista

    Sinônimos: excessiveextravagantprodigalprofligatewasteful

    Antônimos: conservativeeconomicalfrugalsparingthrifty

  2. Related to tuberculosis C2 formal medical

    Afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis, a disease that causes wasting of the body.

    • The consumptive patient was admitted to the sanatorium for treatment.
    • In the 19th century, consumptive illnesses were often romanticized in literature.
    • The doctor diagnosed him with a consumptive condition affecting his lungs.

    🇵🇹Tísico

    Sinônimos: hectictuberculartuberculous

  • more consumptive comparative form
  • most consumptive superlative form

noun

C2formalcommonobsoleto/kənˈsʌmp.tɪv/

A noun referring to a person suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis, a disease that causes wasting of the body.

  • 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa uma pessoa que sofre de tuberculose pulmonar, doença que causa o definhamento do organismo. Também pode se referir a alguém que consome ou desperdiça recursos.
  1. Person with tuberculosis C2 formal medical

    A person who suffers from pulmonary tuberculosis, a disease that causes wasting of the body.

    • The sanatorium housed many consumptives in the early 20th century.
    • He was diagnosed as a consumptive and sent to a mountain clinic.
    • Consumptives were often isolated to prevent the spread of infection.

    🇵🇹Tuberculoso

    Sinônimos: lungertubercular

  • consumptives plural form
  • consumptives' possessive plural form
  • consumptive's possessive singular form