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tubercular

[ too-bur-kyuh-ler, tyoo- ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to tuberculosis; tuberculous.
  2. of, relating to, or of the nature of a tubercle or tubercles.
  3. characterized by or having tubercles.


noun

  1. a tuberculous person.

tubercular

/ ʊˈɜːʊə /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or symptomatic of tuberculosis
  2. of or relating to a tubercle or tubercles
  3. characterized by the presence of tubercles
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person with tuberculosis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ٳˈܱ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ٳ·c·· adverb
  • t·ٳ·c· adjective
  • t·ٳ·c· adjective
  • ԴDzt·c· adjective
  • nonٳ·c·· adverb
  • Dzt·c· adjective
  • ܲt·c· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of tubercular1

1790–1800; < Latin ūܱ ( um ) tubercle + -ar 1
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Example Sentences

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He had lost an older brother, Harold, to tuberculosis at age 24, and a younger brother, Arthur, to tubercular encephalitis at age 7, according to the Nixon library.

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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.

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

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With the “Funeral March” at its center, LaFarge’s multifaceted “journey” covers everything from the tubercular composer’s relationship with the gender-bending author George Sand to the video game “Frederic: The Resurrection of Music.”

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The world didn’t expect much from Edward Bellamy, a reclusive, tubercular writer who lived with his parents.

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