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tuberculous

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /tjuˈbɜːkjələs/
  • General-American: /tuˈbɝkjələs/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Tubercular: having or relating to tuberculosis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having or relating to tubercles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a tubercular child
  • tuberculous patients
  • tubercular meningitis

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tubercular

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin tuberculum (“little lump”) + -ous.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: tuberkulózní — of tuberculosis