- consumptive (adj.)
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[consumptive 词源字典] - early 15c., "wasteful," also with reference to pulmonary consumption, from Latin consumpt-, stem of consumere (see consume) + -ive. As a noun, attested from late 14c.[consumptive etymology, consumptive origin, 英语词源]