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

/ tjʊˈbɜːkjʊlə /

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

noun

1. a person with tuberculosis

Other Word Forms

• tubercularly adverb
• antitubercular adjective
• intertubercular adjective
• nontubercular adjective
• nontubercularly adverb
• posttubercular adjective
• untubercular adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tubercular¹

1790–1800; < Latin tūbercul ( um ) tubercle + -ar ¹

Example Sentences

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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