consumptuous

English

Etymology

From Latin cōnsūmptus, past participle of cōnsūmō, +‎ -uous.

Adjective

consumptuous (comparative more consumptuous, superlative most consumptuous)

1. Synonym of consumptive.
   • 1601, Robert Chester, “A Meeting Dialogue-wise betweene Nature, the Phœnix, and the Turtle Doue”, in Loves Martyr: or, Rosalins Complaint. Allegorically Shadowing the Truth of Loue, in the Constant Fate of the Phœnix and Turtle. […], London: […] E. B., page 94:

     There’s Standergras, Hares ballockes, or great Orchis, / Prouoketh Venus, and procureth ſport, / It helpes the weakned body that’s amiſſe, / And fals away in a conſumptuous ſort, / It heales the Hectique feauer by report: […]

   • 1659, John Gauden, “Book III. Setting Forth the Evil Consequences Felt or Feared from the Distractions of Religion in England.”, in Ἱερὰ Δάκρυα. Ecclesiæ Anglicanæ Suspiria. The Tears, Sighs, Complaints, and Prayers of the Church of England: […], London: […] J[ohn] G[rismond] for R[ichard] Royston, […], chapter I, page 262:

     By this means the root and fruit of true charity, which is the life and ſoul of Chriſtianity, the milk and marrow of all graces, this firſt growes mortally infected through the peſtilence of diviſions and diſtractions in Religion: this vitall and naturall Balſam of piety once decayed, dried up, or exhauſted by unchriſtian calentures, no wonder if the whole conſtitution of Religion grow weak, ricketly and conſumptuous.

   • 2013, Howard E. Covington, Jr., “Henry Frye, Esquire”, in Henry Frye: North Carolina’s First African American Chief Justice, Jefferson, N.C.; London: McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 76:

     “Middle class blacks didn’t look back as we should,” [Lorenzo] Lynch later recalled. “We were highly consumptuous in our life style. We had luxury cars and we didn’t reach back to the black minority who suffered. Some of that middle class mentality had gripped that congregation.”