Con-sŭmp'tive, a.

a. [Fr. consomptif, Pr. consumptiu, Sp. & It. consuntivo.]

1. Having the quality of consuming, or dissipating; destructive; wasting. “It [prayer] is not consumptive of our time.” Sharp. “A long consumptive war.” Addison.
2. Affected with, or inclined to, consumption.

The lean, consumptive wench, with coughs decayed. Dryden.