Consumptive
/kənˈsʌmptɪv/
"Consumptive" in a Sentence (5 examples)
a long consumptive war
[O]n ſome occaſions, he diſplayed all his fund of good humour, vvith a vievv to beguile her ſorrovv; he importuned her to give him the pleasure of ’ſquiring her to ſome place of innocent entertainment; and, finally, inſiſted upon her accepting a pecuniary reinforcement to her finances, vvhich he knevv to be in a moſt conſumptive condition.
consumptive cough
The lean, conſumptive, wench, with coughs decay'd, / Is call'd a pretty, tight, and ſlender maid.
The consumptive has managed to shake the servant from her side and walks alone, striving to make it look easy.