Hyphenation of consumptive

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word consumptive? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

con-sump-tive

Definitions of consumptive:

1.	A person with pulmonary tuberculosis
2.	Tending to consume or use often wastefully Water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses Duties consumptive of time and energy Consumptive fires
3.	Afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis A consumptive patient A consumptive cough

Synonyms of consumptive:

adj	consumptive, exploitative, exploitatory, exploitive
adj	ill, sick
noun	lunger, sick person, diseased person, sufferer

Last hyphenations of this language

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