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consumptive meaning in Tamil

நுரையீரல் காசநோயர்

/kənˈsʌmptɪv/

consumptive in Tamil: நுரையீரல் காசநோயர். In English, consumptive means having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful.

Tamil words for consumptive

நுரையீரல் காசநோயர்

English meaning of consumptive

  1. adjective Having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful.
  2. adjective Of or relating to consumption.
  3. adjective Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis.
  4. noun A person suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.

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Questions about consumptive in Tamil

What is the meaning of consumptive in Tamil?
Consumptive in Tamil is நுரையீரல் காசநோயர்.
consumptive என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Consumptive: நுரையீரல் காசநோயர்.
What does consumptive mean in English?
Consumptive means having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: consumptive (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: consumptive (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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