Tubercular
[tjʊ'bɜːkjʊlə] or [tjʊ'bɝkjəlɚ]
Definition
(adj.) constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus; 'a tubercular child'; 'tuberculous patients'; 'tubercular meningitis' .
(adj.) relating to tuberculosis or those suffering from it; 'a tubercular hospital' .
(adj.) pertaining to or of the nature of a normal tuberosity or tubercle; 'a tubercular process for the attachment of a ligament or muscle' .
(adj.) characterized by the presence of tuberculosis lesions or tubercles; 'tubercular leprosy' .
Typed by Cyril--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Having tubercles; affected with tubercles; tubercled; tuberculate.
(a.) Like a tubercle; as, a tubercular excrescence.
(a.) Characterized by the development of tubercles; as, tubercular diathesis.
Edited by Alison
Examples
- And clearly he was tubercular, Primitivo said. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Why wouldn't he be tubercular? Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- I only said he was tubercular. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Who wouldn't be tubercular from the punishment he received? Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Knowing nothing another says, He was tubercular. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Of course he was tubercular, Pilar said, standing there with the big wooden stirring spoon in her hand. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Inputed by Carmela