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Consumptive vs Consumerist - What's the difference?

consumptive | consumerist |

As adjectives the difference between consumptive and consumerist

is that consumptive is having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful while consumerist is of or pertaining to consumerism; consumeristic.

As nouns the difference between consumptive and consumerist

is that consumptive is a person suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis while consumerist is a proponent of consumerism.

consumptive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful.
  • * Addison
    • a long consumptive war
  • Of, or relating to consumption.
  • (pathology) Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis.
    • consumptive cough
  • * Dryden
    • The lean, consumptive wench, with coughs decayed.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.

    • consumerist

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • of or pertaining to consumerism; consumeristic
  • * 2011 , Margaret Morganroth Gullette, Agewise: Fighting the New Ageism in America (page 125)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • a proponent of consumerism

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