tubercular

[too-bur-kyuh-ler, tyoo-] / tʊˈbɜr kjə lər, tjʊ- /

ADJECTIVE

having tuberculosis

Synonyms

STRONG

consumptive

WEAK

phthisic phthisical tuberculate tuberculous

Example Sentences

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Writers began to see the starved and miserable tuberculars of the slums.

From Time Magazine Archive