What is another word for consumptive?
Pronunciation: [kənsˈʌmptɪv] (IPA) 
Consumptive is a word used to describe someone or something that is characterized by or affected with consumption, which is a chronic wasting disease. However, there are a number of synonyms for the word, which can be used interchangeably depending on the context of the sentence. Some of the synonyms that can replace the word consumptive are emaciated, wasted, sallow, gaunt, haggard, cadaverous, and skeletal. Additionally, some words can be used to describe aspects of the illness of consumption, such as pulmonary tuberculosis, such as phthisic or phthisical. Regardless of the synonym used, the connotation is often negative, suggesting a state of extreme fatigue or frailty.
