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consumptive
[kuhn-suhmp-tiv]
adjective
tending to consume; destructive; wasteful.
relating to consumption by use.
Pathology.Ģż
relating to or of the nature of consumption.
disposed to or affected with consumption.
noun
Older Use.Ģża person with tuberculosis.
consumptive
/ °ģɲŌ˲õʳ¾±č³ŁÉŖ±¹ /
adjective
causing consumption; wasteful; destructive
pathol relating to or affected with consumption, esp tuberculosis of the lungs
noun
pathol a person who suffers from consumption
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- consumptiveness noun
- consumptively adverb
- nonconsumptive adjective
- nonconsumptively adverb
- nonconsumptiveness noun
- unconsumptive adjective
- unconsumptively adverb
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of consumptive1
Example Sentences
On a financial level, how DeepSeek functions with fewer resources will raise unavoidable sustainability questions when other AI companies attempt to succeed using more consumptive models.
Suddenly, even adult celebrities looked like consumptive children.
"We don't say AI is inherently good or that it is empirically better, just that when we looked at it in these instances, it was less energy consumptive," Torrance said.
āAlthough we ought to feel good about our collective effort to retain desperately needed storage, we must remain vigilant to continue the hard work to reduce consumptive use,ā Schmidt wrote.
By planting local plants, you can also support native pollinators, finding that spark or connection to nature in a less vain and consumptive manner.
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