How do you pronounce consumptive?

consumptive is pronounced as /kənˈsʌmptɪv/.

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consumptive

😷consumptive (consumptivo)

adjective

/kənˈsʌmptɪv/

consuntivo (consuntivo)

Consumption contact

Meaning

Relating to or characterized by consumption; historically used to describe someone suffering from tuberculosis.

Traducción del significado

Relacionado con el consumo; históricamente se usaba para describir a alguien que sufría de tuberculosis.

Oraciones de ejemplo

The doctor advised against consumptive habits.

El doctor aconsejó evitar los hábitos consumptivos.

Synonyms

wasteful, extravagant, draining, debilitating

Antonyms

productive, conserving, preserving

Colocaciones

consumptive habits, consumptive lifestyle, consumptive disease

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