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con•sump•tive

Pronunciation: (kun-sump'tiv), [key]
—adj.
1. tending to consume; destructive; wasteful.
2. pertaining to consumption by use.
3. Pathol.
a. pertaining to or of the nature of consumption.
b. disposed to or affected with consumption.

—n.
Older Use.a person who suffers from tuberculosis.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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