Phthisical

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  • adj. phthisic
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to phthisis; affected with phthisis; wasting; consumptive.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or belonging to phthisis; affected by phthisis; wasting the flesh: as, a phthisical consumption.
  • Word Usage
    "Victorius gives a serious account of a consumptive, hectical, phthisical woman, who was suddenly cured by the intercession of"
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    wasting    consumptive   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
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