consumptive

con-sump-tive

adjective

Suffering from or characteristic of a severe wasting disease, especially tuberculosis.

"Her pale face and cough were consumptive signs."

noun

A person afflicted with a severe wasting disease, particularly tuberculosis.

"The sanatorium was full of consumptives."

Thesaurus

Synonyms: ill, sick, lunger, tubercular, exploitatory, extractive, exploitive, exploitative

Antonyms: generative, productive