tubercular
Americanadjective
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pertaining to tuberculosis; tuberculous.
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of, relating to, or of the nature of a tubercle or tubercles.
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characterized by or having tubercles.
noun
adjective
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of, relating to, or symptomatic of tuberculosis
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of or relating to a tubercle or tubercles
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characterized by the presence of tubercles
noun
Other Word Forms
- antitubercular adjective
- intertubercular adjective
- nontubercular adjective
- nontubercularly adverb
- posttubercular adjective
- tubercularly adverb
- untubercular adjective
Etymology
Origin of tubercular
Example Sentences
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Her tubercular pale skin and flushed cheeks contributed to her allure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Garner, a tubercular local railroad worker “snatched from the grave by radium” at the British-American Medical Institute at 859 South Figueroa, where, restored to health, he went to work operating the institute’s “electro-ozo-viro-radium treatment machine.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2021
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
I fake a coughing fit and hack like a tubercular Victorian, all over those two gorgeous, declarative lines.
From The Guardian • Mar. 30, 2019
I cover my mouth with my napkin and cough and cough like some tubercular old uncle.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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