a. [ Cf. F. consomptif. ]
It [ prayer ] is not consumptive or our time. Sharp. [ 1913 Webster ]
A long consumptive war. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
The lean, consumptive wench, with coughs decayed. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One affected with consumption;
adv. In a way tending to or indication consumption. Beddoes. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A state of being consumptive, or a tendency to a consumption. [ 1913 Webster ]