Synonyms for consumptive

Noun

1. consumptive, lunger, sick person, diseased person, sufferer

usage: a person with pulmonary tuberculosis

Adjective

1. consumptive (vs. generative), exploitative, exploitatory, exploitive

usage: tending to consume or use often wastefully; "water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses"; "duties consumptive of time and energy"; "consumptive fires"

2. consumptive, ill (vs. well), sick

usage: afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis; "a consumptive patient"; "a consumptive cough"