consumptively
Look at other dictionaries:
Consumptively — Con*sump tive*ly, adv. In a way tending to or indication consumption. Beddoes. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
consumptively — adverb see consumptive I … New Collegiate Dictionary
consumptively — adverb In a consumptive manner … Wiktionary
consumptively — adv. destructively, wastefully; as one suffering from consumption (tuberculosis) … English contemporary dictionary
consumptively — con·sump·tive·ly … English syllables
consumptively — adverb see consumptive I * * * consumpˈtively adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑consumption … Useful english dictionary
consumptive — consumptively, adv. consumptiveness, n. /keuhn sump tiv/, adj. 1. tending to consume; destructive; wasteful. 2. pertaining to consumption by use. 3. Pathol. a. pertaining to or of the nature of consumption. b. disposed to or affected with… … Universalium
consumptive — I. adjective Date: 1647 1. tending to consume 2. of, relating to, or affected with consumption • consumptively adverb II. noun Date: 1666 a person affected with consumption … New Collegiate Dictionary
Isogram — For the term in geography and cartography, see contour line. An isogram (also known as a nonpattern word ) is a logological term for a word or phrase without a repeating letter. It is also used by some to mean a word or phrase in which each… … Wikipedia
Great Lakes — a series of five lakes between the U.S. and Canada, comprising Lakes Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and Superior; connected with the Atlantic by the St. Lawrence River. * * * I Chain of lakes, central North America. Comprising Lakes Superior,… … Universalium
