consumptive

1 of 2

adjective

con·​sump·​tive kən-ˈsəm(p)-tiv 

1

: tending to consume

2

: of, relating to, or affected with consumption

consumptively adverb

consumptive

2 of 2

noun

: a person affected with consumption

Examples of consumptive in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Both have the potential to accelerate enterprise adoption of modern AI applications and the management of AI workloads at scale with highly performant networking infrastructure and consumptive hybrid cloud services. —Will Townsend, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025

Short of placing money saved into a coffee can, to save is to shift consumptive ability to someone else. —John Tamny, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025

Noun

Thomas Rudden, who plays Bobby who is playing O’Neill’s consumptive Edmund Tyrone, has a bad cough. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025

Money saved is immediately loaned out by financial intermediaries (think banks) to those who have near-term consumptive desires. —John Tamny, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1588, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun

1666, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for consumptive

• presumptive

Kids Definition

consumptive

1 of 2 adjective

con·​sump·​tive kən-ˈsəm(p)-tiv 

: of, relating to, or affected with consumption

consumptive

2 of 2 noun

: a person who has consumption

Medical Definition

consumptive

1 of 2 adjective

con·​sump·​tive -ˈsəm(p)-tiv 

: of, relating to, or affected with consumption

a consumptive cough

a consumptive child

consumptively adverb

consumptive

2 of 2 noun

: an individual affected with consumption