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consumptive

[kuhn-suhmp-tiv]

adjective

  1. tending to consume; destructive; wasteful.

  2. relating to consumption by use.

  3. Pathology.Ģż

    1. relating to or of the nature of consumption.

    2. disposed to or affected with consumption.



noun

  1. Older Use.Ģża person with tuberculosis.

consumptive

/ °ģə²Ōˈ²õʌ³¾±č³ŁÉŖ±¹ /

adjective

  1. causing consumption; wasteful; destructive

  2. pathol relating to or affected with consumption, esp tuberculosis of the lungs

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. pathol a person who suffers from consumption

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • consumptiveness noun
  • consumptively adverb
  • nonconsumptive adjective
  • nonconsumptively adverb
  • nonconsumptiveness noun
  • unconsumptive adjective
  • unconsumptively adverb
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of consumptive1

First recorded in 1375–1425; Middle English adjective and noun consumptif ā€œeliminating or reducing morbid humors or tissue; an agent that eliminates or reduces morbid humors or tissue,ā€ from Medieval Latin ³¦“DzԲõÅ«³¾±č³ŁÄ«±¹³Ü³¾, noun use of adjective ³¦“DzԲõÅ«³¾±č³ŁÄ«±¹³Ü²õ ā€œwasteful, destructive; suffering from pulmonary consumptionā€; consumption, -ive
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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.

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Suddenly, even adult celebrities looked like consumptive children.

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"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.

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ā€œAlthough 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.

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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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