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tubercular

[too-bur-kyuh-ler, tyoo-] / tʊˈbɜr kjə lər, tjʊ- /
ADJECTIVE
having tuberculosis
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Her tubercular pale skin and flushed cheeks contributed to her allure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

The site of the spectacular federal courthouse on the Arroyo Seco in Pasadena was originally a boarding house built in 1882 by Emma Bangs, who had brought her tubercular daughter west.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2022

A serious accident led to a destroyed kidney, followed by a tubercular condition in which he coughed up blood.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 2, 2021

“Chasing Chopin” is only a partial biography, with much of its focus falling on the odd celebrity couple of Chopin and George Sand: tubercular composer, gender-bending author.

From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2020

Then both he and Ben scouted the terrain beneath the water tower half expecting the tubercular, sallow face of Junior Palmer to appear as an apparition before the long climb to the catwalk could begin.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy


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