consumptive
/kənˈsʌmptɪv/adjective
उच्चारण कन्सम्प्टिव
क्षयरोगी, तपेदिक से पीड़ित
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adjective
- 1
[adjective] old-fashioned
suffering from tuberculosis
क्षयरोगी, तपेदिक से पीड़ित
- The novel tells the story of a consumptive young poet.
noun
- 1
[C] old-fashioned
a person who suffers from tuberculosis
क्षयरोगी
- Consumptives were once sent to the hills for fresh air.
◇Word family
consumption noun
§Grammar and usage
Usage: Consumption was the old name for tuberculosis, which is why consumptive means suffering from that disease.
Usage: consumption tuberculosis का पुराना नाम था, इसलिए consumptive का अर्थ इस रोग से पीड़ित है।